First, let me say, my precious boys, four & six, are much better children than I deserve.
With that disclaimer out of the way, I needed an easy way to "keep up" with the positive reinforcement.
Also, I really didn't care for the "nagging" mommy I was becoming.
Well, to my delight, I found a possible solution in the June/July 2010 issue of Family Fun magazine.
A wise mother of 5 children came up with the idea of marble jars.
Each task/chore the children completed was assigned a number of marbles. Easy tasks are worth 1 marble, more difficult or time consuming tasks are worth 2 - 4 marbles.
As tasks are completed, the children add marbles to their jar. Once their jar is full, they can receive a special treat. Ours treats are a date w/mom or dad, a book, or an hour of Wii/computer/tv time.
So far so good...I'll let you know how this works out for us.
SMILES!!!
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Cute idea! I'll have to try it when my little ones are older. :)
ReplyDeleteSuch a good idea! I just wrote in one of my posts that I was losing my marbles! Ha! I will have to try something like this before I actually DO lose my marbles!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
This such a great idea! I love how you decorated them also! I'm definitely going to use this with my kids when they get older! thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSo practical and so pretty... the jars look great. Hope it works for the kids!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness what a good idea!!! I wanna do this with my son! If only I could think of something other than marbles (choking hazards for the one year old). Maybe cotton balls?
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, Jami, and I love how cute the little cards are!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! I've been thinking about trying something like that! btw- just found you through texas blogging gals
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ReplyDeleteI LOVE LOVE LOVE this idea! Those jars are just so darn cute!! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat and a sweet idea! Thanks for sharing the post!
ReplyDeleteGreat and a sweet idea! Thanks for sharing the post!
ReplyDelete(found this through the linkwithin, which is why i'm commenting so long after you posted)
ReplyDeletei feel like this is exactly what i needed to see right now. i'm feeling not overwhelmed, but taken advantage of in the fact that now that my attentions are split between two children, my oldest sometimes takes advantage & doesn't do what i ask him to the first time. i can't stay on top of him like i used to, & i need something to encourage him FOR me.
thanks for sharing. i think i'll be working on something like this today! i'll be sure to share if i do! :)
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