Who knew a jar of Cheerios could help me keep my sanity this summer?
I know plenty of moms who do things similar.
This is just my "I'm a cheapskate" version.
Take kids to the dollar store and let them pick a few prizes.
Go home and hide them in your closet.
Pick a behavior or attitude that you would like your child to improve on.
Everytime they display that type of positive behavior, put a few Cheerios in a jar.
When it's full, give them a prize.
Repeat.
Either with the same behavior or pick a new one to work on.
Right now we are working on doing things the 1st time I ask!
I find it best to just work on one specific goal at a time. And, I don't take Cheerios out for bad behavior.
I try to keep it positive.
Sometimes I will say, "That could have earned you Cheerios, maybe next time,"
when they don't display the positive behavior I'm looking for.
Does anyone have a behavior changing idea?
Does anyone have a behavior changing idea?
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ReplyDeleteAn excellent idea. Very positive!!
ReplyDeletelove this! I do something similar with money. I let my daughter put it in the jar and when it's full or after a pre-determined time i.e. at the end of the week, month etc.) we buy a prize with the $ inside (sometimes I add a bit ;)
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That's a great idea, I never thought of doing that. Maybe I'll try it with my son, :)
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