Enter the Good Day chart. Nonna reminded me of this little gem that Kiki uses in her classrooms. (I'm sure Kiki would have reminded me herself if she hadn't been gallivanting all over Asia...but I digress.) The concept is simple enough: everyday we ask the teacher how E behaved. If she had a good day, she gets a sticker. Five good days earns a prize. Prizes could be anything from going to get ice cream, eating out, a new book, staying up later than A, watching a movie.
The chart itself is a piece of construction paper with "E's Good Day Chart" on the top, and some boxes across it with the word PRIZE! after every 5 boxes. I would show you a picture but it's kind of embarrassing on how shoddy it looks -- I mean I didn't even use my best sorority girl penmanship to put dots at the end of the letters or anything. But, it's serving it purpose and E is totally psyched to get stickers on it.
Let me tell you, the difference in her behavior has been amazing. She has almost totally stopped the tantrums, the teachers at school have been reporting good behavior and use the stickers as a warning to her to shape up. This week she became eligible for her first prize. What did she get? A package of Ariel (and only Ariel) underwear. Girlfriend was uber-psyched and told me that she was going to wear the first pair for a week, and then change into the second pair.
I smell an "E's Good Hygiene Chart" coming on...
8 comments:
lol on the hygeine chart...As someone who works with kids, I am proud that YOU the parent 1)acknowledged the behavior problem and 2)actually did something about it that is 3)working! Yeah for the slackers!
by the way, one of our fav-o-rite TV anchors moved up your way. Don't know what station he is on but his name is Craig Melvin. Think young, political Denzel Washington. In fact, a girlfriend and I were at a bar one night and we sw him there on a date. She goes "oh, Criag Melvin. I think I need more lip gloss!"
Way to go supermom. Always nice when things work! We had a kindness chart for a while... worked like a charm, until I got lazy. The girls would have to remind me about it. They also have a bedtime routine chart which Mo just rediscovered. She loves bringing it over to us and showing us what she has done on it. We, however do not put stickers or even check marks on it. We just say good girl. This must be a good age for charts!
as a former teacher, I'm a BIG FAN of the behavior charts....
Shannon...I had to Google Craig Melvin, and he's going to be on the station I already watch, so I'll keep an eye out for him.
A few years back, my sister and I ran into the local sports guy at a bar in DC...my sister spent the majority of the evening trying to convince him to give us a shout-out on the air. He declined.
I'm a huge believer in the charts. The other SM helped me with them when I was having naptime issues with R. Worked well. You aren't going to believe this, but the reward system is in place now, to, get this, make sure all the pee-pee ends up in the potty and R remembers to lift both lids. Yes (ugh!) he was forgetting to lift both lids and his aim was off, so I had a case of wet bum when I went to go more than once. In came the reward chart and voila, issue solved!
I totally need a hygiene chart too. If I see R's finger up his nose one more time, I will scream.
You have inspired me! I have been thinking of making a chart for all the stuff we have to do to get out the door, and now I'm gonna actually do it.
*steals idea for chart*
Wow! Who knew? It was definitely KiKi's idea - so glad it's working for that sweet girl.
Love,
Nonna
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