Cotton Balls

So, we've been doing the reward system of cotton balls in a jar for doing chores and acts of kindness for almost a week now. Positive reinforcement is working!! The transformation has been AMAZING!! We've only had to remove 1 cotton ball!

The first day I explained to Will that once the jar was full we would do something special, he jumped up and down, clapped his hands and said, "What chores can I do?!"

He gets a single warning about misbehavior and he's responding very well. No temper tantrums about going to the naughty chair because there has been no need for it!

After a few weeks with his chore chart I will stop reminding him about it and see how he does. I know there is a transition in doing something new and I heard somewhere that you have to do something more than 20 times to make it routine. (One of the random bits of info stored in my brain!)


Oh, and for those of you interested, his jar will need about 55 cotton balls to fill. However, he has between 5 - 8 "chores" each day that he can earn cotton balls for. Chores include: getting dressed by himself, brushing his teeth (2 times each day), picking up toys, getting his laundry to the laundry room, taking the sheets off his bed on laundry day, taking a nap or quiet time without complaint, picking up his train tracks, etc.

So, anyway, the cotton balls are working great! Just wanted to update.