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Are you using printable behavior charts in your home?
Here are a few proven ideas for using a printable behavior chart effectively.
Only try to encourage or change a few behaviors at a time. In fact, sometimes working on
one behavior at a time brings the most success. If you have been
struggling with your child concerning a particular behavior, make sure
you're not expecting too much change at once. That's simply a recipe
for frustration and nagging. Those things guarantee change won't happen!
Print this Printable Behavior Chart for older/elementary kids or Printable Behavior Chart for younger/preschool kids (Requires a PDF file reader such
as Adobe Acrobat Reader).
More printable behavior chart ideas...
One of my daughters took a long, long time to quit sucking her thumb
(about a year). We had tried lots of things and I finally realized that
each one of those ideas had its place in teaching her about herself and
preparing her to change her behavior. That's when I simply told her
that no matter how long it took, we would be successful. We would work
together and make the goal happen. My commitment to long-term change
helped her make the commitment, too. Stopping the process was no longer
an option. I let go of being frustrated, too.
As parents we often are so busy, we want immediate fixes. But that's
not how human beings generally work. Long-term solutions require
long-term fixes! Behavior charts are great for this type of effort. We
can use one chart after another, make changes to the chart, goal or
prize as necessary, scatter them around the house and car for easy
access, and truly integrate them into every day living. We can use a 'chores for kids' chart to teach household management and family responsibility. We can use blank chore charts and customize our efforts.
It's very helpful to keep a log of printable behavior charts and use
them to help your child see the progress she is making over time.
That's highly motivating and builds self-confidence at the same time.
Always keep the positive in your printable behavior charts.
- When is it easier for you to change a habit?
When someone is criticizing and nagging you? Or with someone's support
and encouragement? Be a cheerleader for your child as you use these
charts, but don't take their responsibilities away from them.
Put a positive habit that your child already does well on the chart
along with other behaviors you want to guide. For example, if you have
a child who always hangs his jacket up, then put that habit on his
behavior chart. The easy success from that one behavior can be very
motivating when other habits are more challenging to change.
Printable behavior charts are for more than just chores.
- Discern between the good and the excellent.
Learning to wipe down the bathroom mirror and take out the trash are
important chores for any child to master. But even more important are
character traits such as personal responsibility, self-control and
teamwork. You can easily use a printable behavior chart to encourage
and reward character development in your child. And it's lots easier to
teach a child to make her bed everyday when she is convinced of the
importance of personal responsibility.
Remember, with a tool like behavior charts you are guiding and modifying behavior.
Only your child can choose to change; you cannot make your child
change. And that's okay because helping your child understand that he
is in charge of changing himself is a powerful skill to learn.
You might want to also check out my printable reward charts page for more printable behavior charts and ideas. And if you like stickers for your behavior chart, see my sticker behavior charts page.
Do you have suggestions for using printable behavior charts that have worked well in your homelife?
Share your mothering tips and tricks with me using the feedback form
below and you just might get your suggestion published on this website!
Colleen Langenfeld is a mother with over 25 years of parenting experience and helps other busy moms at http://www.paintedgold.com.
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