Responsibility Chart

Look what we have!
(given to Makayla by Brenda)

A Responsibility Chart!

It comes with 25 chores and responsibilities.

...and what I really like about it is that it includes traits that we all need to possess to successfully make it through life:

No Teasing 

Apologize

Show Respect

I picked the top seven age appropriate responsibilites that Makayla could work on.  Her goals are as follows:

*Feed Chief and Rascal and make sure there is water in their bowl.

*Brush her teeth every night before bed.

*Pick up her toys in the living room at the end of the day and work on putting some toys away before getting new ones out.

*Stop whining.

*Share toys with Mason and her friends at daycare and school.

*Say "please" and "thank you".

*Stop fighting mommy and daddy about when to go to bed.

(which by the way, if anybody has any good tips/tricks for a good bedtime routine, send them my way!)



...Then, if she's does her chore/responsibility for the day, she gets to pick a magnetic smiley face out and put it on her board.  If at they end of the week, she has enough smiley faces, then she'll get a surprise.

I plan on sitting down with her tonight and explaining her goals and responsibilities to her and why they are important. Then we'll put this in action starting tomorrow. 

If we had already been following this chart, she probably would not be getting a smiley face today for saying "please" and "thank you".  When we went out to lunch today, the waiter gave Makayla a cup of Rootbeer.  She refused to say "thank you".  I told her that if she can't thank the waiter for her soda, then she will not get to drink it.  She once again refused to say "thank you".  After a couple of minutes, my soda lover said "Soda's not healthy.  I don't want it." - and I think she only said that because she thought she wouldn't have to say "thank you" if she said she didn't want the soda. 

Makayla's a good little girl, but I look forward to using this chart and watching her grow and mature even more.

Thank you, Brenda!