Great for kids!, April 25, 2010

I ordered this for my 5 year old son. He was so excited when it came. We hung it on his wall, and every evening before bed, we mark off the responsibilities he has done that day. I love how it looks in his room, and he is definitely keeping his room cleaner since that is one of his tasks and he doesn't want to miss getting a smiley face. There is a wide variety of jobs listed on the magnets, so we can change it at any time. I love that it comes with more simple tasks for littler kids (such as brushing teeth, getting dressed) and love that it came with blank ones as well. We highly recommend this!

       Great Tool, April 21, 2010

Our eldest son is almost 4 years old so we are starting to expect him to help out with more chores around the house. We wanted to have a way that we could keep better tracks of what he is doing and when he is getting it done. This board is going to work perfect for that.

      okay, my kids like it, April 19, 2010

My kids love to get their magnets at the end of the day. I was disapointed to see that when my magnets were cut they were not done so very nicely. Some of the pictures are partially cut off and the same with some of the words. Other than that the kids like it!

       Great visual motivation!, March 27, 2010

My son really needed motivation to want to make good choices. At 3 years old, he couldn't "see" his success unless he could physically add or take away a physical marker for each responsibility. When I add a magnet to his chart showing his accomplishment you can see his pride and self esteem boost. In contrast, you can see his disappointment in his choices when either I never add a magnet for a specific responsibility or take one away. It's a great way to take the parent out of the equation and have the child take responsibility for his/her own actions and let the chart be the learning tool. I say things like "How sad, I can't add a magnet for that today". I also make it so that if he gets 3 or more whole days of responsibility success magnets he gets to go to McDonald's for a parfait or ice cream or I take him to a local play gym.