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Started a "good behavior" jar today
I hope this works! Shannon has been very negative (everything we say is met with a "NO!" from her), has been bossy, pushy, throwing tantrums, and well... we've tried just about everything in hopes of curbing this behavior. But, I felt like all I was doing was punishing the bad, and it left very little room for rewarding the good! I needed to change things up.
Today, I picked up beads and let her pick a jar. Since lunchtime, she's already gotten six beads for various good behavior (listening right away, not wasting water, helping me, etc.). She's asked for beads for other things too, and I asked her if she thought what she did deserved a bead. She correctly answered that it didn't. Throughout the day, if she's doing what she's supposed to, or corrects her behavior after only being told once, then she'll get a bead. If she has a full-blown tantrum, then beads will come out. When we fill the jar (or maybe even as soon as halfway filled, since she picked a pretty big jar), we'll let her pick something special to do.
*crosses fingers*
Re: Started a "good behavior" jar today
What a great idea! I have friends with kids around her age and I might pass along your idea.
I hope that it helps!
Good idea! <filing away for use in a few years!> I hope it works - let us know!
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This is a great idea Alicia! In my classroom I try to use the same theory...reward the good and ignore the bad. Some kids just need attention so badly that negative attention is better than non at all. I do agree with pp about once a bead is earned is can't be removed.
let me know how it works b.c I know I will need this for G. She is already feisty!