Good behavior, earns rewards.
I am sure all of you moms have tried one thing or another to get your kids to behave as well as do their chores. So my sister-in-law, Amy, came up with this idea and it has worked great for us. And it probably has worked well because I have stuck to it. My kids have certain chores to be done and for each one they do they earn a bean or two. They also earn beans just by doing something nice, or doing something they have been asked to do the first time or showing me their good manners that they always seem to forget they have.
It's very simple......each bean is equivalent to 15 mins of electronic time. This is wonderful for Cody because I think he could watch tv, play the Wii, or be on Webkinz the ENTIRE day and never get a single breathe of fresh air. There are always strings attached to everything sssoooooo, if they leave things laying around the house such as shoes or toys they have to give me a bean for each item to get them back. They also have beans taken away if they show no respect or are doing things they shouldn't be doing. One other string that we added is: when your grounded you do not earn beans but you still have to do the chores.
Here is my Nolan earning 3 beans! And one less toilet for me to clean!
