JOB CHART

You know how after time your kids get immune to the chore program that worked last month? This is probably our longest working (and smallest) charts we've ever used and it controls computer use too.

In the morning I empty all the chore pockets. As the kids get their work done they put their colored papers in the chore envelope. But the rewards don't stop there (gone are the days it used to be so great just to get your slip of paper in the pocket). There is a sticker for every chore done (we used to do tally marks but it became more of a lesson in honesty) BUT two stickers if you get the job done before school (or 9:00 am in the summer). The stickers equate to minutes on the computer. So now the kids don't accuse me of never letting them play on the computer and the house gets clean (and piano practiced) sometimes even before 9am. The greatest thing about this chart is that generally I don't have to hound the kids to get their work done and they can't play on the computer more than about 1 hour a week (we have so many fights and general irritability with computer use). The bad thing about this chart is that we can't put it high enough that Grant can't reach it, hence, the taped pockets and falling off stickers.