ster wrote:
i forgot to mention that rewarding positive behavior doesn't necessarily have to be any sort of tangible thing.....some kids respond to positive praise. my son was not one of those kids, still isn't.....for son, we resorted to tangible things. for instance, every time he exhibited our target behavior he received a ticket to put in a jar. once he earned 10 tickets, he could turn them in for a trip to the corner store for a snack......we were eventually able to wean son off the plan.
Thanks for mentioning that. Our son isn't 100% weaned off the tangible things, but we've removed the tangibles that have fructose and sucrose in them, if you know what I mean. Now we have a system like yours. It's a task board that he puts stickers (stars) on and works his way towards a goal.
Good point. I don't want to leave parents with the impression the kids get treats all day.
24 Feb 2008, 5:05 pm
