Points

All my education in childhood development and marriage and family therapy has been tested to its limits over the years!
And....now I am just plain old tired.
Over the years, we have made up different "point" and reward systems at our house.
But non has worked quite as good as this!

I bought each child a fun cup and wrote their name accross the top.
Then, I purchased a big bag of glittery pom-poms.
Each pom-pom is worth 1 point.

The kids have different tasks they need to do to earn a point.
For example: In the morning,
Get dressed
Make their bed
Eat breakfast
Brush their teeth.
To earn one point for the morning.

Other tasks are somewhat ambiguous.
Like...feeding the dog.
Helping with garbage.
Putting laundry away.
Sweeping the porch.
Whatever I need help with.

Then, this is the fun part!
Every other Saturday, I open my "Store!"
I purchase things that my children really want.
Price them.
Sell them.
The markup seems high if you think of a point as a $1.
So I have lowered my standards, because I don't think taking out the garbage is $1 worth of work...but may doing it 3 times is!

We have been doing this for about three months!
I must say, we have ALL enjoyed it!

I'm happy because my children are listening to me again!
They're happy because they are being rewarded!