Reward Ideas For 6yo

[Tigger&Belle]

I have a rather spirited (meant in the most loving, way ) 6yo. We've done small reward charts with him before where the payoff has been a small prize (little game, etc). I'm thinking about doing something similar to that, but thinking up various rewards, mostly time spent with a parent. Can be either going somewhere, having friends over or a small prize, but I don't want it to be too materialistic. I'm looking for some ideas of things to do with him that he can choose between.

I've thought of:

A day with one of his parents to Washington DC or Baltimore to go to a museum, science center, or aquarium

A day at one of our local pools (not the community pool, but the nice one with a water slide, etc)

A day at a local park with a picnic lunch--can invite a friend

A morning a a nearby lake to rent a rowboat

A game night

A trip to Jimmy Cone for an ice cream cone

Movie at a movie theater

Rent a movie from the video store and invite a friend to watch it



What other ideas can you think of? Thanks!

 

[budbeerlady]

We are doing this with dD. We let her pick what she wants to do, we didnt ever make a list for her. She came up with mini golfing this last time. The time before she wanted to go to chuck e cheese.

You could go camping at a Yogi bear, or go to a waterpark. Dd loves to go horseback riding.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

How many days does she have to "behave" before she gets her reward?

 

[soccerfreak_08]

My mom always uses McDonalds as a good behavior treat for my little sister. One with a play place. Then while my sister plays mom will sit and drink a cup of coffee and do cross word puzzles for an hour or two.

 

[FroggyinArk]

ok i tryed, hard, i even closed this thread and walked away, its not working, i have to say it, i cannot resist anylonger.




give him a couple bucks to buy ice cream.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

ok i tryed, hard, i even closed this thread and walked away, its not working, i have to say it, i cannot resist anylonger.




give him a couple bucks to buy ice cream.

OK, you actually made me laugh out loud. Glad my kids were in the other room so they didn't ask me why I was laughing. Good one!

Soccerfreak--that's a win/win for your mom, too!

 

[MAKmom]

I've seen this work for long car trips so you can adjust it. Pick an amount lets say 7 bucks a week, every day he is good he keeps his money. Days he does not do well he loses a dollar. He gets a warning. You can say the money is for the trip etc. What ever. This way he has a tangible thing he can see. Put it in a clear jar.

 

[PixiePop]

How about a visit to Chuck E. Cheese?

 

[FroggyinArk]

How about a visit to Chuck E. Cheese?

she said rewards,, not torrture

 

[Tigger&Belle]

LOL, what is torture to me is bliss to him... I'll add Chuck E to my list. I don't even know if he remembers going there, it's been so long.

 

[MouseWorshipin]

Pay him!

 

[Tigger&Belle]

Pay him!

After today he's lucky that I don't believe in beating him! OMG, maybe he's in Disney letdown or he's still tired from the trip, but he's been so whiney. Driving me crazy!

 

[YourMajesty]

I like the ideas you listed. I have a DS (6) who is very hard to motivate. If he's not interested it's almost impossible (although he is potty trained ) I did have one suggestion to add. Have a slumber party (you or dh or both) in the den with movie, popcorn, etc. We use a blow up matress(I usually end up on the couch). He really likes to do this. I think I will use some of your suggestions!