This year, make a New Year's resolution with your family....

This year, make a New Year's resolution with your family. Katie Herrick Bugbee, global parenting expert and senior managing editor at Care.com shares a few ideas. Credit: iStock

Losing weight. Quitting a bad habit. Spending more time with the kids. We all have resolutions that we hope to fulfill in 2014. For me, it's as simple as embracing playtime with my two young children. It may sound trivial, but it's really simple: Leaving the dishes in the sink so I can color with my 2-year-old. Reading and exploring new toys with my 3-month-old. Checking email after the kids are in bed. Watching "Toy Story" without cleaning or picking up the mess.

This year, some families are making resolutions together. Here are five ideas from Katie Herrick Bugbee, global parenting expert and senior managing editor at Care.com:

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