Thursday, October 11, 2007

Getting your child to do their chores...the easy way.

There is finally a way for parents to enjoy positive time with their children instead of nagging, complaining and pleading with them to do their chores. With My Reward Board, you will be amazed when your child practices their musical instrument, does their homework,or tries everything on their plate. Stops whining, stops bossing around their sibling, brushes their teeth, and gets ready for tomorrow. These are just a few of the things my children do happily now on a daily basis. They can't wait for tomorrow so they can do their chores all over again. What's the secret to happiness and less arguments? My Reward Board is the answer.
My Reward Board is a computer program that has interactive features for both children and adults. Their is a chore chart that enables the parents to choose the childs chores and record them on the chart. At the end of the day your child drop smiley's into the place where the flag is for the appropriate task and day. The animated happy face characters will even give a big thumbs up and cheer. They really have a great time. At the end of the week click the payout handle for star points they have earned.
Encouraging your child to meet their own specific goals (sharing, doing good deeds, or not whining) is easy with the motivational Goal Gizmo. When they achieve each goal an achievement certificate is printed and bonus star points are awarded, resulting in an accomplishment they are proud of and want to complete again.
Star Points are unique currency that keeps children motivated from week-to-week and month-to-month. Reward coupons for special privleges, treats and gifts are approved by you and then "bought" with star points they have earned and can be printed by your child. You decide which rewards are available, set the point cost of the rewards, and can even create completely new custom rewards suited to your child.
The cute and extremely smart Piggy Bank not only keeps track of your child's allowance (so parents - no more excuses!) but also lets your child set their own savings goal and what they are saving for. You set the amount of weekly allowance and can decide whether or not the allowance should be tied to your child's success at weekly tasks and chores or just given freely.
Suitable for framing or posting on the refrigerator the achievement certificates show your child's overall success and their completion percentage for each task or chore. An achievement certificate is also made available when they meet their goal in the Goal Gizmo.
You should use positive reinforcement and motivation whenever possible. But, as we know, there is sometimes a need for consequences for negative behavior. The optional Demerit Tracker lets you set the current number of demerits, and, if desired, causes their allowance to be lost for the week if the demerit count is too high. You can specify how many demerits until they lose their allowance.
This is a terrific program that has made my life a whole lot easier to manage. I no longer have to fight with my children to do their chores and it is a lot more peaceful and clean in my house. I don't know how I ever lived with out this program.
On the My Reward Board website which is: http://www.myrewardboard.com You can download a free 15 day free trial. After that, once you see that it will work for you the program is $19.95 and it's yours to use forever. That's a great investment in your and your child's life. Definitely worth the money. Try it and let me know what you think. Happy Parenting!