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365: Day 84

3/25/13: The end of the day magnet wrap-up.

365: Day 36

2/5/13: Suckers are very rewarding for great work on their responsibility charts this week! Silas drew this picture of 'Mommy' (on left) and 'Daddy' (on right) at school today. The picture of me looks very similar to the ' Mommy is mad ' picture he drew awhile back - I just have less blue swirls encompassing my entire head. Speaking of encompassing my head, the infinity scarf that I just finished knitting for myself works great to keep my head warm too!

Responsibility Charts

This was our first full week using the Melissa & Doug responsibility charts and things are going really well so far. Each child has seven daily responsibilities for which they can earn magnetic rewards for completing. We are tying the magnets to small treats throughout the week like chocolate or lollipops. Depending on how the week went there may be a bigger reward on the weekend like going to a restaurant, a special outing, or a new toy. We don't have any particular formula in mind, we're just figuring out what works as we go. We want to teach S&Z about household responsibilities and give them the opportunity to work on and be rewarded for progress on particular behavioral issues that may be hard for them. The charts will also be useful when we more explicitly introduce chores and allowance. These charts are great because there are a bunch of different responsibilities / goals. For now both kids have five overlapping daily responsibilities: 1) make the bed, 2) br...