We came up with this chart to motivate Terelle to behave.
She gets a tick for good behavior and a cross whenever she misbehaves. Moreover there was a period of time when she began to cry whenever we dropped her off at school and would cling to me like a limpet, all the while wailing pitifully.
No idea what brought on that period of regression, we put it down to Thane starting to become more endearing with his antics and captivating everyone's attention, so she had no choice but to come up with something to attract our attention as well.
Thank God she didnt regress in other ways like bed wetting or fighting sleep though! That would have been major headache for me!
So for each day that she did not cry, she would get a tick, and for the days that she did, she would get a cross.
If she reached the end of the chart of crosses, she would be "rewarded" with a lollipop.
And if she completed the chart of ticks, she would get this neat contraption called the Ezy Roller.
We found this in an obscure sports shop and all of us were fascinated by it. The Ezy-Roller is a three-wheel cart without pedals, a chain, or batteries. Instead it glides forward by moving your feet and knowing our daredevil daughter, she would definitely be game to try anything that involves high speed action outdoors.
So it was obvious what she was gunning for, and whenever she slipped up and started crying in school, she was genuinely appalled at her behaviour and kept vowing not to repeat her hysterics the next day.
The chart was also good in controlling errant behaviour. I would simply have to go, "Do u want a tick or a cross?" and any attempt at a misdemeanour would be quelled immediately. Haha!
And so, after a couple of months, Terelle finally earned her Ezy Roller, adding this to the sporting activities that we do together during our special time on Wednesdays!
She is a speed demon, just like her mama! haha...
