Kids: Dollar Reward Chart

We tried explaining her that to have things you need to have money, and for that, you need to work. Sometimes she says she is tired and we explained that if she is tired and choses not to work she won't get paid. We let her make her own choices (up to a certain point). I thought it would take months for her to get all of her stars but now she volunteers to help and do homework and all of her jobs. She does not get paid for everything, only for what she was "hired" for and she can get fired if she looses too many stars.

She gets a star every time she does one of her jobs. Eat her food, do her homework, clean her mess and go to bed on time all without whining.

If she doesn't do it or if she whines, she doesn't get a start.

If we have to tell her 3 times she loses a star.

I think she also needs visual cues, and I found something that I think might help her (and us)

widkidsblog.blogspot.com

That good behavior chard. Is color coded. Green, yellow, red, black.

I have to adapt it for my kid but I think it's an awesome idea. She starts the day in green and every bad action will get her closet to the yellow.

Since I give Sofia 3 warnings I thought about having 3 spaces in each color. But that would give her way too many chances. I still have to figure it out. Once she gets to black, I take a start away.

We try to stay away from giving too much attention to bad behavior. Not that we ignore it when she is "making bad choices" but is simple, If you are grumpy you must be tired, go take a nap. When she is making good choices she pretty much get everything she wants. (Things that don't involve me spending money). You don't get what you want when you make bad choices.

I was so afraid to go to the store when I heard all the horror stories from other moms. I did not want to go out with her because I was afraid, but when you are a stay at home mom you have to go out with the kids to do everything.

She doesn't throw temper tantrums and doesn't freak out if I don't buy her something. She knows she can get only one thing at the store but if she makes bad choices she has to put it back. She does get grumpy sometimes but she tells me that is because she is tired <3


She is an awesome kid :)