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I was wondering if any of you do a behavior chart or some kind of reward system for the children? It seems like I have to tell the children to clean up or go wash their hands or not to run so many times. I would like to try something new.. Any of you do anything like that?
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No I don't do any kind of rewarding for what they are supposed to do in the first place.
I don't want them to think they can get special when they are just doing what we require them to do as a part of this group.
They get the toys out.... they clean them up.
Their hands are dirty... they wash them up.
They can't safely run inside the house so they can't do it in the house.
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I do behavior charts. I bought party favor type rewards that I keep up out of sight until a chart is full.
Then I send the toy and the chart home with the parents. I let them know that they are welcome to reward the completed chart as well.
It works for me here, I think the kids and parents appreciate it.Comment
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Ditto.
Rewarding what should be expected behavior sets yourself up for the kids expecting treats for everything.
My rules are strict, but I rarely have to enforce them. The kids take out the toys, so the kids put the toys away. If they don't do it when told, then the toys disappear for the rest of the day.Comment
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Not really the response I'm looking for.. I'm looking for responses from people that do something like this. Thanks for the obvious answer though.Comment
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I do behavior charts! I feel it's positive reinforcement for a job well done and I love it. I found a simple one online that I print for each child, similar to the small ones you can find in a school supply store. I primarily use them for clean up time and all I say is "who is ready to add a star to their 'I'm a helper chart' " and the kids run to pick up. When they've finised picking up their toys I give them a small star sticker to put on their chart. When the chart is filled, they get to take it home to show mom what a great job they've done. As a former public school teacher, it worked for me there and it works for me at home too...good luck!Comment
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I don't use a chart, but for the children who didn't receive a time out during the week, they get to choose a toy from the toy chest. They LOVE that!!!
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I have a happy face chart. If they get 4 happy faces (out of 5 days), they get a sticker on Fridays. If they have all 5, they go to the treasure chest (little McDonalds toys and such).
It's called positive reinforcement. I have degrees in Psychology and Early Childhood education-it's a fact. This works. Adults do this too. Don't we work for the paycheck on Fridays?? What if we had no reinforcement?
Now, I don't give them a sticker EVERY TIME they do something good. They know what I expect of them too.Comment
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Right now I do a sticker chart that I use when ever I feel like it. Usually if others are fooling around and not listening and one or two make a good choice and didn't join in or if everyone stays quiet at nap and they've been having trouble lately. Things like that.
I love the 5 day a week smile chart for a sticker. I may try that.Comment
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I use to have a "Five Star Day" program. I made large stars one for each child. I laminated it and made five little satrs for each one. I attached velcro to the big and little stars.
The five stars were for
1. Story time
2.Craft/activity time
3.Lunch time
4. Nap time
5. after noon play/outdoor time
When I first sstarted each star was empty in the morning and we added (or didn't if there was a rule broken) to it all day. That got REALLY old REALLY fast. Then I moved to everyone started with 5 stars and we took one away if there was a problem. It was kinda tramatic for them to have to take off a star and it worked really welll to say "please don't lose a star!!" The stars were placed on the wall but the door the parents used and the ones who cared could look each day to see if their chikd had a 'five star day'
I have since dicontinued the stars.....almost all the kids who had stars are now in school and I havent made new ones for the littles.
I did just order a mega load of 1x1 stickers to use on matching charts.Comment
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Now I do like to surprise the children if they have been particularly good. If we have a day when for instance, they help a new child with something....then I may surprise them with a sticker at home time.Comment
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I do a sticker thing, but no chart except for one child i had who really only got potty trained at home with one, so I did it here for few months.
I give lots of stickers, for good things I see them do. Like help a friend pick up something they didnt play with, or something like that. Its sporatic and the kids NEVER expect it, so they dont work for it!Comment
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ugh.
I don't reward behavior that I expect just like Nannyde.
But my son had to deal with this a whole year by his teacher who didn't really like him. He kept track every week of who got the student of the week for good behavior reward. Everyone in the class did, but not him. Interestingly, he got one the week after I told the teacher. It's called Punished by Rewards. There's a whole book by that title.Comment
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