Week 5

Using Tangible Reward Programs To Teach Your Child New Behaviours

"Motivating Your Children"


Home Activities for the week

1) Continue PLAYING with your child every day for at least 10 minutes. INCREASE the number of PRAISES you give.

2) from your list of behaviours you want to see more of, select ONE to use on a REWARD SYSTEM.

3) Explain the chart system to your child, MAKE a chart together.

4) TALK to a friend or email me and share your ideas.

This week we have to make a reward chart for our children's behaviour. Make your chart fun and exciting, and let your child choose what they want on it, and let them help you make it. Also give them stickers when they have done something good.
Set rules for the reward chart Examples:
5 stars = sweets 10 stars = going to the park 20 stars = small toy 50 stars = going swimming

EXAMPLES OF BEHAVIORS TO PRAISE AND ENCOURAGE

• Sharing
  
• Talking nicely
• Complying with requests
• Good eating behavior at dinner
• Going to bed after the first request
• Playing quietly
• Solving a problem
• Turning down the TV
• Doing chores
• Coming home from school on time
• Getting up promptly in the morning
• Making it through the night without wetting the bed
• Making the bed
• Picking up clothes
• Putting toys away
• Walking slowly
• Doing homework
• Getting dressed
• Being thoughtful
• Being patient
• Being kind to another child or adult

Write a list to Praise yourself
Examples:

I can do it
I can cope with this
I can stay calm
I am doing my best
I work hard as a parent

Tell yourself these things during the day and feel good about yourself.

Continue PLAYING and PRAISING your child.