Our older girls are 3 and 4 years old. They have things they are expected to do like put their dishes in the sink after dinner and clean up their room when told. The former they do quite well, the latter tends to be a battle. Caitlyn starts every time by throwing a fit saying, “Sue won’t help me, I want somebody to help me.” Sometimes this fit goes on and on and on. It makes me crazy. Telling them over and over to do their tasks makes both mommy and daddy crazy. So we introduced a chore chart.
They get a sticker for each thing they accomplish throughout the day. It has been fun seeing them work for the stickers. So far, so good, though not perfect. I hear the word is tonight there will be no sticker as they failed in “Go to Bed without a tantrum,” but at the same time it makes the chore chart a success. Now they having something concrete to look at when they do well and something something just as concrete to look at when things don’t go as planned.
We made the chart with a big piece of pink poster board. We have chosen 8 tasks for them:
Get ready for bed without tantrums
No back talk
Put dirty clothest in hamper
Put dishes in sink
Put toys and books away
Get dressed without fussing
Feed the dog
Feed the fish
We’re going to try is and see if it works for them. If they get an adequate number of stickers in a month, they get to go to that kids eating establishment they enjoyed so much. It’s what we are Trying New!
