I've lost count of how many different chore charts/lists/signs I've done since the kids were old enough to have one. The most recent one I had was this Melissa and Doug Responsibility Chart. I thought it would work really well since it we could do it day to day and there was only room for 7 "chores." Dylan had get dressed, brush teeth, make bed, etc. The "problem" was that in the morning when were trying to get ready to go out the door, he was wanting to do things on his chart that we just didn't have time for like emptying the dishwasher, vacuum, etc. Frustrating for all of us.
Kira's FABULOUS OT gave me some great suggestions and the one that I decided to try was using popsicle sticks with one job on each one. The idea being that you put only as many as your child can handle out at a time. Once they complete a task, then they move that popsicle stick to a different container or cup, which is what we are using. It's working GREAT for Dylan.
I am able to really break his tasks down to what he needs to do to get out the door for school, a couple of afternoon tasks (helping me clean something, reading with me, doing a worksheet, etc), and before bed tasks. This system has been working better than anything we have tried.
Kira's FABULOUS OT gave me some great suggestions and the one that I decided to try was using popsicle sticks with one job on each one. The idea being that you put only as many as your child can handle out at a time. Once they complete a task, then they move that popsicle stick to a different container or cup, which is what we are using. It's working GREAT for Dylan.
I am able to really break his tasks down to what he needs to do to get out the door for school, a couple of afternoon tasks (helping me clean something, reading with me, doing a worksheet, etc), and before bed tasks. This system has been working better than anything we have tried.
These are typically the tasks that he needs to do before we leave for school.....
These are some of the choices I use for a couple of afternoon or early evening jobs. Late afternoon is typically a rough time around our house so I try to have one job that he can do while I'm making dinner...emptying the dishwasher has been one of his favorites lately. :-)
These are the ones that I put in after dinner. Luckily he's really good about knowing what "get ready for bed" is so I don't have to break that one down anymore.
(I found the chore "squares" here. They have velcro on the back on them so I just added a small piece of velcro to each popsicle stick and we were good to go.)
We've been using this system for a little over a week now and so far, it's made all of us very happy!
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