tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989244017794666113.post1349525604063961575..comments2010-01-23T23:45:02.676-05:00Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17821546519454782405noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989244017794666113.post-67518452663526270832010-01-23T23:45:02.676-05:002010-01-23T23:45:02.676-05:00Yes, little children can be rewarded for doing what they&#39;re supposed to do. Just like puppies (and husbands ;) they need a lot of positive reinforcement for something to stick.<br /><br />I think you&#39;re on the right track. Some kind of tactile, visible representation of their behavior is a great idea. For myself, I used glass stones in a jar when I&#39;m trying to build a habit or achieve a goal. I give myself penalties and rewards.<br /><br />Most of all, make sure the adults involved are on the same page and enforcing identically. With 6 kids and 2 parents who weren&#39;t even in the same book, my family went through a whole bunch of techniques for trying to get all us kids in line.<br /><br />Stopping by from SITS!Newlywed &amp; Unemployedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10198727009673943608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989244017794666113.post-68113016120910857762010-01-21T08:37:15.237-05:002010-01-21T08:37:15.237-05:00I think this is a great start. A friend of mine did this over the summer when the kids were home from school &amp; it really worked. I always felt the same way as you--why reward them for things they SHOULD be doing--but the few times I have tried things like this, it&#39;s worked. Good luck!!Chrissy MacCEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359896174828097556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989244017794666113.post-70632295849510465462010-01-21T02:34:34.000-05:002010-01-21T02:34:34.000-05:00My daughter used marbles==different color for each child. Each marble was worth so much money. Marbles were taken away for infractions of the house rules. Marbles given for making bed, brushing teeth, putting toys away, etc. After they got a certain number of marbles, they were rewarded with the money those marbles were worth and go to go shopping with Mom to get whatever.judemiller1http://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989244017794666113.post-12652940259411269952010-01-20T22:39:52.578-05:002010-01-20T22:39:52.578-05:00Amy, that is EXACTLY what I am afraid of! That is why I&#39;ve been putting it off but now that I want to give it a whirl why I want to keep it as simple as possible.Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17821546519454782405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6989244017794666113.post-43015076031095786242010-01-20T22:27:26.372-05:002010-01-20T22:27:26.372-05:00Good luck with that. My husband and I are TERRIBLE are setting up these kind of things then sticking with them. I think the kids are on to us. I hope you have better success.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547679169487196540noreply@blogger.com