We started something new in our house just over a week ago and some of the kids were excited to reach a milestone today! We decided we wanted to start focusing on the positives more often in our home. We felt like we had a lot of tension, and Jared and i were adding to it by always feeling like we were getting after the kids. So we decided to make a concerted effort to recognize when positive things happened without having to give a reward anytime they happened. That's how the marble jars were born. Each kiddo has a marble jar on the mantle. It is simple-they get marbles for good deeds, kindnesses, obedience, service, and the list goes on. We brainstormed ways that marbles can be earned as a family and posted that on the wall. Some of those things were more relevant to certain kids, and a few of them addressed very specific problems everyone is having, like crazy bedtimes and mealtimes where no one stays in their seat. Others require serving people in the house without being asked, or simple things like reading a book instead of watching a screen. We also brainstormed prizes that can be earned when the jar gets filled up. One of those prizes is termed the "Mega-Prize" and requires three filled up jars--if that happens, and that child has been trying to get the mega-prize, he or she gets to go to dinner with mom and dad. That's my favorite one honestly.
All in all, I like the premise of this set up, and I like what we are trying to promote in our family with it. I am happy to say it has been going well so far, so much so that three of the kids filled up their jars today!
Karianna asked for a Dairy Queen treat off the prize list.....
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