Tips for defining your family's scale of values

So when it's time to plan your schedule and, for example, choose extracurricular activities for your kids, your values will tell you which choice to make and help you fully own your decision. Torn between piano lessons and swimming lessons for your kids? Here are the questions to ask yourself, depending on your values:

Family

What day are the lessons? Do they eat into time for family activities or weekend visits to the grandparents?

Traditions

Will the lessons help your kids carry on a family tradition? Would you like to pass on your love of music or your swimming skills to your offspring?

Fun and slowing down

Which activity do the kids enjoy more? Would either option force them to give up another activity they love?

Health

Does the activity get everyone in the family moving, or does it leave the parents or some of the kids sitting patiently in the waiting room or the bleachers until the lesson is over?

Of course, the questions to ask yourself depend on the values your family holds dear. To help you define yours, we invite you to fill out your own scale of values using the printable we've prepared for you.

And if you'd like to learn more about the subject, check out the Les Belles Combines book (in French), which has a whole section devoted to values.

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