Thursday, December 4, 2008
Service...
D and A wanted a way to earn more dates or outings with the family and with each parent individually; i wanted to emphasize the 'spirit' of Christmas rather than the commercialism. So, we combined the two to create our Service Chart for the month. The little kids only need 10stars, the older kids need 15. The conditions are that the service must be something for someone else, and un-prompted by anyone else (i.e. not from parents' asking ;-) Anyway,... since it's inception, I've been the recipient of the sorting, folding, and putting away of all those socks (my LEAST favorite part of laundry), and of an immaculate kid's bathroom - scrubbed mirror, counters, toilet, and floor. A also chose to make D's lunch for him since he had cubscouts lastnight. I LOVE this idea - we should have done this a LONG time ago!!
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It's amazing how much smoother life goes. J has a 'kind' jar when she does or says something kind for/to L or solves a problem using good communication, she gets a marble. She has a dance mat waiting until she gets enough marbles. L has one for obedience. :) It's amazing what good things can happen when there is an incentive to be good. :)
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