Look at this boy!Officially a kindergartner. He had a wonderful first week of school. His teacher specifically pulled me aside twice at pick up time to tell me what a great job he was doing. She said that he is a leader in the classroom, helpful to the smaller kids, and that the music and art teachers even commented on how impressed they are with him! woohoo! She told me in an email that she is so happy to have him in her class this year. And at church today he came home with 3 prizes for being extra helpful in class and answering quiz questions like how many books are in the Bible. This is good news to my heart because the weeks preceding school were a nightmare around here with him. I think it was mainly because we were all getting stir crazy and he was having some nervousness which he didn't tell us about until after school started. In an attempt to sooth my sanity, I came up with a behavior modification technique. He now earns sticks throughout the day. The yellow sticks represent 10 minutes each of tv time. If he has no sticks, he watches no tv that day. The red ones are a consequence...meaning for 10 minutes he has to complete a chore of my choice. And the green sticks are 10 min. of computer time (very coveted around here). He earns these only for extra special behavior, and not every day.
The yellow sticks are earned for getting ready for school in the morning with less than 2 reminders, walking/riding bike to school without any rule infractions, doing anything without an attitude, behaving at school/church, going to bed without fussing. He loses yellow sticks for unruly, rude, or fussy attitudes and behaviors towards anyone in the family. He has been doing fantastic with this system! We do not want to reward with prizes or toys because we want him to behave because it is the right thing to do. TV was something he always received each day, but now that he has to earn the privilege to partake in that most favorite of hobbies, it is the perfect amount of motivation for him.
The yellow sticks are earned for getting ready for school in the morning with less than 2 reminders, walking/riding bike to school without any rule infractions, doing anything without an attitude, behaving at school/church, going to bed without fussing. He loses yellow sticks for unruly, rude, or fussy attitudes and behaviors towards anyone in the family. He has been doing fantastic with this system! We do not want to reward with prizes or toys because we want him to behave because it is the right thing to do. TV was something he always received each day, but now that he has to earn the privilege to partake in that most favorite of hobbies, it is the perfect amount of motivation for him. Because we only buy the children toys two times a year, when we go to the store and they say they like something, I follow it up with "we will put that on your birthday/Christmas list this year" depending one which one is closer. So lately Isaac has had his eye on some DC superfriends toys to add to his collection of Imaginext. (Check out the toy in his hand in the above photo and you will see how crazy he still is about these) Of course I had my camera with me, so I was able to appease him by telling him he could have a pictoral list this year!
Toys R Us had so many new ones to match his bat cave and array of vehicles and guys. Including a villian building!
I was excited to see Toy Story 3 Imaginext coming out.
Toys R Us had so many new ones to match his bat cave and array of vehicles and guys. Including a villian building!
I was excited to see Toy Story 3 Imaginext coming out.This will be some fun shopping this year!
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Always a blessing to hear what a great job by teachers and especially at church. The nursery ladies when I was at Bible Study just raved about how smart and kind Isabel was. Made me very proud of my little girl.
At church yesterday our pastor mentioned how so often we are rewarded for everything, potty training, happy faces for good grades, whatever. He said that then when it comes to our Christianity we think we have to do good to be rewarded and get in to Heaven. We don't like rewarding either. Although daddy likes to spoil too much (with food) so we do have to work on that.
that seems like a great system. very cool to hear that he's doing so well that you're receiving compliments from multiple sources! i've thought about doing some kind of merit system like that for reese. how young do you think that could be done? she could care less about a pop on the hiney and time out is only a little effective. i feel like she needs some inspiration to behave nicely more often.
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