Motivators for Children

Here are some ideas sent in by Lisa that are similar to the ones we
use with our family. I hope you enjoy them!

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I home school all three of my children and we use tickets for a reward
which they receive at the end of school each day if they have behaved
well and have done their work in a timely manner. We start over fresh
each day. Our rewards are as follows....

1. A toy from our toy basket these are small things -- a tablet of
cute kid paper and a pen, a new box crayons, play doh, or those animals
that grow in water, cheap jewelry, etc. I only spend 1-2 dollars each
on these but I keep a big variety.
2. Mom reading to them for 30 minutes.
3. Game time with mom their choice of a game 30 minutes.
4. They can pick a movie to watch for movie night which is Friday
night.
5. They get to pick dessert and we make it together which gives us
one on one time.
6. They get to pick dinner and we make it together which gives us
one on one time
7. 1/2 hour of extra TV time. I only allow 1 hour of TV time a day
except for movie night on Friday nights.
8. 30 minutes on the V-Smile or computer learning games. I do not
allow the other kind of games yet as they are only 5, 6, and 8.

What I do is write these choices down and put them in a mason jar
and at the end of the school day they get to pick from the jar if the
have not disrupted class time and have done their work with a good
attitude and no acting up.

This has done wonders for behavior problems with my now five year
old who was left to do puzzles, color or play with play doh while I
taught the others. Her pre-school curriculum last year only took
about 2 hours so she was in the same room with us but had to entertain
herself. She felt left out and would sometimes act up until I started
doing this.

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Thank you Lisa for these great reward ideas for our kids. Kids love
to earn little gifts and privileges such as special time with mom
or dad. These things are great motivators to help our children!!

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