Week 6

Using Tangible Reward Programs to Teach your Child New Behaviours.

"Motivating Your Children"

1) You need to carry on playing and spending time with your children. INCREASING the number of PRAISES you give.

2) KEEP working on your chart or sticker program

3) if your child is having problems in school, set up a program that includes rewards for 'good behaviour' in school. (talk to your child's teacher about it you will get feedback)

PRACTICE PRAISING SELF AND OTHERS

• Send a note to your child's teacher telling what you like about your child's classroom and learning experiences.

AND/OR

• Praise another parent or family member
• Give yourself a compliment

EXAMPLES OF BEHAVIORS TO REWARD WITH STARS AND STICKERS:

• Getting dressed before the timer goes off
• Eating food on the plate before the timer goes off
• Making it through the night without wetting the bed
• Arriving at home bt 4:30 p.m
• Making the bed in the morning
• Not teasing siblings for an hour
• Going to bed without arguing
• Complying with a request
• Sharing with others
• Doing homework before dinner
• Reading for 10 minutes
• Turning off the TV
• Watching only 1 hour of TV
• Setting the table

CHILDREN LEARN WHAT THEY LIVE

If children live with criticism - they learn to condemn
If children live with hostility - they learn to fight
If children live with ridicule - they learn to be shy
If children live with shame - they learn to feel guilty
If children live with tolerance - they learn to be patient
If children live with encouragement - they learn confidence
If children live with praise - they learn to appreciate
If children live with fairness - they learn justice
If children live with security - they learn faith
If children live with approval - they learn to like themselves
If children live with acceptance and friendship - they learn to love the world

Our children learn from us.

Making Our Reward Chart

I sat my eldest daughter down and explained to her about the reward chart and told her what we were going to do and that she could help and choose what she wanted on it. She wanted a pink castle with fairys, so this is what we made. We had great fun making it, I praised her throughout the activity and we had such a good time.
We also made my youngest daughter one even though she don't really understand what a reward chart is, but she also enjoyed colouring it in. The three of us had a fun time.