With the girls being three (I just wrote two. Why is she getting so big?) and almost five I decided to make them a reward chart. I think that it is very important for them to see visually how they are behaving. We've had a few problems lately with the NO being thrown around and I am just not a fan anymore. I think that if they can see how they are behaving and that they are being rewarded for acting like polite little girls that it may help with the attitude. (fingers crossed)
The three categories that I decided to put in the charts were the ones that they are struggling with.
1) Listening to mom and dad- I can't count how many times a day that we have to say things over and over or in a raised voice. If they listen the first time around they get to put a sticker on their chart.
2) Eat all of your dinner- You guys! I think this is the biggest struggle. Mostly with Jane. I don't want to be making separate dinners anymore. What we make will be the only thing made and if they can eat everything that is put on their plates they can have a sticker.
3) Chores- This isn't really a problem area for the girls, but I feel that they should be rewarded for doing the these things around the house. Each of them share the same chores with one exception that Lillian puts away her own laundry. I don't quite trust Jane with that yet. Their chores include feeding the dogs, making their beds (but really its one bed because Jane sleeps with her sister lately) helping with the dishwasher and the biggest one of all is cleaning the toy room when FIRST asked. I have a feeling that that line will be the last one filled up.
It took me awhile to decide how many blocks I wanted them to have to fill. I wanted them to know they would be rewarded for the good work they were doing, but I didn't want it to be an instant thing. They need to know that you can't just do something a few times and it's okay. I want them to actually have to work for the things they want. When the chart is filled 100% they get to go to the store and choose anything they want. (within a good price range) I can't wait to see how this goes! The boards are already hung up and the girls are already excited to get started. If you're interested you can keep up on my Instagram stories to see how they are doing! :)
Supplies:
- I used the black foam poster board. I think it looks cleaner since they will be put up in our kitchen.
- Metallic Sharpies
- Stencils
- I didn't have a ruler (as you can probably tell) so I highly suggest one. Although even with a ruler my lines would probably still look like that.
- We're going to try out these foam stickers. Im hoping they will come off clean so these boards can be reused. I was going to use felt and velcro, but turns out velcro is very expensive.
Thanks for stopping by! -Michelle