Day 50-Magnetic $ Reward System

Can you believe we are already 50 DAYS into the year 2009? I can't!

For my picture of the day, I decided to share the reward system we have been using for a couple of weeks. It seems to work great for us and its been easy to keep up with. I've posted before about Tate's magnetic chore chart that we use... He has one for the morning and one for the evening. It has basic chores on it like Brush Teeth, Bath/Dressed, Make Bed, etc. The last one says "Chores with Mom". For this one I give him random chores that need to be done that day (Example: folding laundry or matching socks, emptying the dishwasher or vacuuming).

For each chore that he completes, he can earn a predetermined amount of magnetic money. For example Brush Teeth=$.25, Bath/Dressed=$.50, Make Bed=$.25. For the "Chores with Mom" category, there is no limit on the amount of chores he can do, and they all are worth $.50.

Once he has completed his mandatory chores for the day, he can then "BUY" (using his magnetic money that he earned) fun things to do. Some of his favorites are to buy time on the wii, watch a movie, and go for an outing. (Example: it costs him $.50 to play the wii for 15 minutes, or $2.00 to watch a movie, etc).

It sounds complex, but it really is simple.