tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post8364339026117759135..comments2024-01-26T05:21:36.865-08:00Comments on Motherscribe: Capitalism, it's the new Black... for Preschoolers. JCKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04582581376724478366noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-75776105189822873312008-06-28T18:55:00.000-07:002008-06-28T18:55:00.000-07:00Wow. Now I'm scared. I'm barely making it through...Wow. Now I'm scared. I'm barely making it through the 6 month old crying it out. Okay. I'm SO not making it...more like, waiting 1/2 hour at most (or, until the crying becomes screaming), and then going to comfort. I'm also scared because I hate math.Cookin' Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07846495616693366421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-37162514770630444332008-06-26T22:10:00.000-07:002008-06-26T22:10:00.000-07:00brilliant is right! hope this keeps working for y...brilliant is right! hope this keeps working for ya. I'm all for earning goodies for desirable behavior. please keep us posted.shrink on the couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271891110211081990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-63325157019059465582008-06-26T19:02:00.000-07:002008-06-26T19:02:00.000-07:00I love you and I'm going to send you chocolate!! I...I love you and I'm going to send you chocolate!! I have been struggling to remember some sort of marble-based Pavlovian point system my cousin had used -- And you. just. gave. it. to me!!<BR/><BR/>Nothing's working right now for RC - the boy is firmly in control at the moment - and I need to find something of interest that will help me <I>control</I> him.Manic Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02397835927560496425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-71196893194010259952008-06-26T16:45:00.000-07:002008-06-26T16:45:00.000-07:00You're one smart cookie. This is modern day bribe...You're one smart cookie. This is modern day bribery and I'm totally lovin it. Hope it works - which it of course WILL.MamaGeek @ Works For Ushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09563543041234527282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-83891148707090282402008-06-26T16:30:00.000-07:002008-06-26T16:30:00.000-07:00It's a good system for getting a habit started. Ju...It's a good system for getting a habit started. Just be careful not to use it for everything. I've met 14 year olds who won't do anything until the hear what the payoff is!<BR/><BR/>I used a different (probably not sanctioned by any parenting experts) of being a total bitch when someone got out of bed. I need me a decent night's sleep in the worst way!Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-86111531560942258552008-06-26T14:48:00.000-07:002008-06-26T14:48:00.000-07:00I love this system. We have been flondering on var...I love this system. We have been flondering on various systems but I think I amy be printing yours out for a new guideline. We need more capitalists ;)Miss Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430066224876012848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-85114935162043523452008-06-26T12:42:00.000-07:002008-06-26T12:42:00.000-07:00We started using an allowance with our girls...boy...We started using an allowance with our girls...boy soon to follow. We got the basic plan from a book called "A Penny Saved" by Neale S. Godfrey. They are paid for work done, only after non paid chores are accomplished. They get paid by their age and at "school age" begin paying Taxes (15%) and Tithing (10%) which leaves 75% which we split three ways: Long Term savings (college fund) Med term savings (save up 3-4 weeks for something special) Quick cash can be used anytime, but they can't ask me to buy them toys/candy...if they have the money, they can spend their own!<BR/>It's amazing the stuff they pass on because they don't want to spend their own money. Tax money can be used to order pizza or Chinese or put to use supporting the pets. Also, the dishes are done without arguement every night and my kitchen floor gets swept all the time...oh, and it gives me more time to Blog! <BR/>HooRay for capitalism!!!<BR/>Blessings, EJTElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07505258364895249347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-4264427945616278592008-06-26T11:42:00.000-07:002008-06-26T11:42:00.000-07:00oh yes I'm all for bribery. I never had any troub...oh yes I'm all for bribery. I never had any trouble with mine sleepwise (I think I am just SO crabby if they disturb me after their designated bedtime that they just DON'T)- but when they were little I bribed them to do all sorts. Potty training was the big one - they were all out of nappies before 2 cos I hated nappies and was prepared to invest heavily in chocolates to convince them that the potty was a good place. They were easily convinced!!!<BR/><BR/>Hope it all works. sleep deprivation is horrid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-83698948038688194972008-06-26T10:28:00.000-07:002008-06-26T10:28:00.000-07:00Thank goodness you have found something that works...Thank goodness you have found something that works. I have been inspired to write about our bedtime "reward" system after reading this. I am not as nice. Maybe I shouldn't print it! hahaTexashollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982077447405220888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-50343747262209387702008-06-26T08:51:00.000-07:002008-06-26T08:51:00.000-07:00Neither of mine have ever slept worth crap. The Qu...Neither of mine have ever slept worth crap. The Queen was worse than DeBoy. He was actually a decent sleeper as a baby (and by decent, I considered 4 hours at once to be decent, since she was over a year old before she slept longer than 2 hours at once). <BR/>Now the routine is 3 books then to sleep - she gets to pick. This worked ok, but lately she "remembers" she has to go to the potty, and that sort of thing. So far DeBoy has sort of followed this routine as well. Neither of them are ready to go to sleep before 9:30 and if he takes a nap I can count on him being awake until 11. She *usually* sleeps through the night now (at 4 1/2), unless she wets the bed. He has slept through the night once, about 3 weeks ago, but since he didn't actually go to sleep until 12:30 I'm not sure it counts.<BR/><BR/>This system sounds excellent, but I think I'll implement it to keep them from picking at each other every blessed minute of the day.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190489990653412687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-62569394813870608192008-06-26T08:33:00.000-07:002008-06-26T08:33:00.000-07:00Wow, you are a terrific writer and math whiz. Wooh...Wow, you are a terrific writer and math whiz. Woohoo! good luck with your plan, hope it keeps working for you.Mighty Morphin' Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03244716672872427829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-48165654183705459782008-06-26T08:27:00.000-07:002008-06-26T08:27:00.000-07:00Don't have bedtime issues with mine - but I could ...Don't have bedtime issues with mine - but I could totally use a system like this once school starts...<BR/><BR/>Hmmm....Eternal Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542922572824046852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-56506898098913686352008-06-26T07:48:00.000-07:002008-06-26T07:48:00.000-07:00We bought Hailey this circus thing that lights up ...We bought Hailey this circus thing that lights up and sings and moves and we leave it on for her at night only if she stays in bed.<BR/><BR/>TOTALLY works. <BR/><BR/>Mostly.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes.<BR/><BR/>Never mind.Jenny, the Bloggesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13718481135182612620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-17489907424409721212008-06-26T07:34:00.000-07:002008-06-26T07:34:00.000-07:00GREAT plan. I'm going to tuck this away in my bra...GREAT plan. I'm going to tuck this away in my brain for a few years from now when I need it...because I'm sure I'll need it.<BR/><BR/>And aren't you looking forward to BlogHer b/c you'll get a few nights of uninterrupted sleep? :0)A Mom Two Boyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14488177415635805201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-5459674305281873022008-06-26T04:02:00.000-07:002008-06-26T04:02:00.000-07:00Well done - I award you ten marbles for truly exce...Well done - I award you ten marbles for truly excellent blogging!<BR/><BR/>Getting our No 2 to go to bed was a nightmare - and is now family legend....I think I clung to sanity by a thread!<BR/>All is well now - she reads to herself and stays put - and I get to feel like I can have a conversation with another grown up!<BR/>Hen<BR/>x<BR/>Ps - can't believe they pinch your oranges and lemons...shall I send the Hound over?<BR/>xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-37062455928069895932008-06-26T03:05:00.000-07:002008-06-26T03:05:00.000-07:00I just saw a "chore chart" somewhere else, I can't...I just saw a "chore chart" somewhere else, I can't remember where. But The Girl has been lobbying hard for a guinea pig and I told her that we were going to implement some sort of similar system. Problem is I have no artistic skills and the charts I've tried to make are pathetic...maybe the marbles are better idea. You'll give an update a few more weeks in, right?Manager Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648981937075813835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-63239568707607112272008-06-25T22:49:00.000-07:002008-06-25T22:49:00.000-07:00this like, involves math or somethingthis like, involves math or somethingflutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828689769747130419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-36409351342052477942008-06-25T21:38:00.000-07:002008-06-25T21:38:00.000-07:00Beautiful system! Especially since it seems to be ...Beautiful system! Especially since it seems to be working. <BR/><BR/>We have Girl Who's Scared at our house. I haven't tried (healthy) bribery lately, but maybe I should.Jennifer Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239563357592230711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-24655273769783666342008-06-25T20:11:00.000-07:002008-06-25T20:11:00.000-07:00Back in the day, we used to call this productive b...Back in the day, we used to call this productive bribery...I applaud your reinvention of a time honored wheel. Wonderful post.Mrs. G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01171997573144385692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-91875942238142048832008-06-25T19:30:00.000-07:002008-06-25T19:30:00.000-07:00Wow, you are generous with the points. I would hav...Wow, you are generous with the points. I would have thought it'd be 3 points possible and all. But you're clearly working with multiples that get you to 30 evenly and whatnot so you're way up on me. Sounds like a very cool game and now they're going to be ahead when they start learning about money and costs of things and everything, too.Kizzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01957878512519527975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-67904346040979508882008-06-25T17:52:00.000-07:002008-06-25T17:52:00.000-07:00Couple of things...One, I LOVE marbles, so I alrea...Couple of things...One, I LOVE marbles, so I already love that idea. Two, there is NO WAY I would be able to remember all that early in the morning or in the middle of the night. I would be the one losing my marbles...all of them. Three, I don't want to be a killjoy here, but at some point you are going to be buying two toys every 3 days isn't that correct? Your husband might need a second job.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164420416881517854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-30922138974739366252008-06-25T17:14:00.000-07:002008-06-25T17:14:00.000-07:00I like it. We seriously need to do something like...I like it. We seriously need to do something like this as well. . . last night I woke up to go to the bathroom and I realized I had been sleeping on SIX INCHES of bed. No wonder my arm was totally asleep. This madness has just got to stop, and keeping it fun and positive sounds like the best way to do it.<BR/><BR/>And by the way, thanks for your sweet comments. Don't worry. I'll be okay.Jason, as himselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630210317307544165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-24798096488897201002008-06-25T16:57:00.000-07:002008-06-25T16:57:00.000-07:00I'm telling you your children are going to be econ...I'm telling you your children are going to be economists! Brilliant.<BR/><BR/>i've set up a similar system for my office time this summer. If they come in and I'm on the phone and they are quiet they get a sticker. If they are not quiet they get a sticker pulled. 30 stickers they get a Webkinz. <BR/><BR/>It's working beautifully!Madgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905740781186585499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-69324166093695348982008-06-25T16:45:00.000-07:002008-06-25T16:45:00.000-07:00Loved this post!Once they get the bed routing down...Loved this post!<BR/><BR/>Once they get the bed routing down, you can implement inflation, where the cost of a toy is tied to the price of oil, so every time the price of oil goes up by a dollar, the cost of a toy increases by one marble. <BR/><BR/>To earn a new toy in these inflationary times, Boy and Girl can start doing chores to earn extra points....and suddenly JCK doesn't have to worry about picking up those toys in the playroom, or mopping the kitchen for that matter.....I love capitalism...suzanneelizabeths.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14304462740451230118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271931822987740572.post-70062841013818818612008-06-25T15:59:00.000-07:002008-06-25T15:59:00.000-07:00I need to work out something like that for my kids...I need to work out something like that for my kids. Bedtime isn't usually a problem, but at naptime I have to sit in their room and read until they fall asleep or they will get out of bed. But mainly the problem is getting them to listen to me. I tell them to do anything and they blatantly ignore me. So maybe something like this might be the trick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com