"No more monkeys jumpin' on the bed!" Aidan jumps and jumps while singing. I wish I had his energy.
Fighting over the helicopter.
Those red oreos again... they go crazy for them. If I make a trip to Walmart, I must get them. I continue to, I admit, partially because it annoys Lincoln. :) He gets so upset about little bits of red everywhere. I just vacuum it up, no big deal. And they enjoy them so. Being messy with good tasting treats is part of childhood, and shouldn't be squashed... unless it ruins your furniture... which as you can see isn't much of a worry for us right now. :)
Aidan earned his 1st Thomas sticker!!! Last night he put together a megablocks house, in spite of Jacen trying to get to it and do his own thing. When he finished, he gave it to Jacen to go ahead and do whatever he wanted. What a sweetie! I started this reward system with him yesterday. With help from Grandma Weber, this is my version of her ICCM card reward system. She used this in her classroom.He gets stickers for being tantrum free, doing nice things for his brother or others, you get the idea. When he gets 3 stickers in a row, he gets a Thomas trading card. When he gets 7 stickers in a row, he gets to pick from the loot box. (Right now it's just a cardboard box from Sam's, I plan to come up with something that closes and won't wear out.)
So far, he has several Thomas engines, dvds, and a lantern to choose from. I get the items on clearance, or sale. The hardest thing to find is the Thomas cards. They are also the cheapest, figures.
2 comments:
Rachel,
I think the chart thing is such a great idea! Are you just using a desk calendar or something? I'm trying to figure out something like that for my kids for their chores and homework. Any ideas would be appreciated. Crap, I wish I would have know earlier about how much Aiden likes Thomas. Dillon use to be obsessed with Thomas and we had so much stuff! I just gave it away recently cause he grew out of it.
This is good stuff... so has it worked?
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