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Reinforce Positive Behavior
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Choose your chart design and style.
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Add the desired behaviors to the chart. You can add your own or choose from our list of desired character traits. We recommend focusing on 1-3 behaviors, and you can change as needed.
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Praise your child and add tallies when you observe your child displaying the desired behavior.
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For some kids, the chart and praise will be enough of a motivator to teach and reinforce the desired behavior. Others may need incentives. For example, after 10 tallies get a sticker or choose an incentive. We even provide a list of simple incentive ideas to make it easier for you.
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Correct Negative Behavior
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If your child doesn't behave, they need to practice the desired behavior.
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What does "practice the behavior" mean? Here is an example of a child who isn't listening and doing what they are told.
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Tell the child, "you need to listen and do what you are told".
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You are going to sit down and think about it, and then we are going to practice. (Most research shows a minute for each year of their age to sit and think)
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Then role play with the child. Give them a direction, and they practice it without complaining. It can be a simple direction like walk to the window and back. Practice several times. Praise them for listening and doing what they are told.
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​It is ideal to take time to think and practice when the behavior happens, but sometimes that isn't possible. Either you are not in an ideal location or the timing isn't right or maybe your child needs to calm down. If not, you can practice later in the day. It works great to take time to practice during what would be considered the child's play time.
Practicing will help your child learn the desired behavior. Be consistent and practice each time so your child learns. Remember - appropriate discipline is a form of love, and they will respect you and feel better about themselves.​
The behavior expectations are written in a positive way so your child learns the correct character expectation. For example, "Be responsible - listen and do what you are told"
Another option is to use smileys or stickers instead of tallies. The child could get an incentive when the line is full of stickers or for every 10 symbols. It is really up to you what number to choose. At first, make it obtainable, and then you could stretch it out.
Chart Style 3
Character Reinforcement Chart
Add desired behaviors.
A place to total the day's tallies
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Start with a reasonable goal, and adjust as needed.
Praise your child and update the chart with tallies or symbols when you observe your child displaying the desired behavior.
A place to add an incentive if you choose
Chart Style 2
Goal - Have a cheerful attitude
Customize to meet your needs.
Praise your child and add stickers or handwritten symbols when you observe your child displaying the desired behavior.
Leah's Goal - Have a cheerful attitude. Instead of having temper tantrums, think in your head, "I don't want to do this task, but I will since my parents asked."
Chart Style 3
Black and White Daily Chart
Customize the fields based on your needs.
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Add desired behaviors. ​
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Add parts of the day (morning, afternoon, evening), or break it down into smaller time frames if you want.
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Let your child highlight the smiley if they meet their goal.
Here is another option to go along with the positive reinforcement:
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You can have your child practice the desired behavior if they don't meet the goal.
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Practicing will help your child learn the desired behavior.
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Remember - appropriate discipline is a form of love.
Black and White Chart
Chore Chart
Chart Style 1
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Encourage Good Character - How it Works
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Encourage Good Character - How it Works
Reinforce Positive Behavior
-
Choose your chart design and style.
-
Add the desired behaviors to the chart. You can add your own or choose from our list of desired character traits. We recommend focusing on 1-3 behaviors, and you can change as needed.
-
Praise your child and add tallies when you observe your child displaying the desired behavior.
-
For some kids, the chart and praise will be enough of a motivator to teach and reinforce the desired behavior. Others may need incentives. For example, after 10 tallies get a sticker or choose an incentive. We even provide a list of simple incentive ideas to make it easier for you.
​
Correct Negative Behavior
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If your child doesn't behave, they need to practice the desired behavior.
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What does "practice the behavior" mean? Here is an example of a child who isn't listening and doing what they are told.
​
-
Tell the child, "you need to listen and do what you are told".
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You are going to sit down and think about it, and then we are going to practice. (Most research shows a minute for each year of their age to sit and think)
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Then role play with the child. Give them a direction, and they practice it without complaining. It can be a simple direction like walk to the window and back. Practice several times. Praise them for listening and doing what they are told.
​
It is ideal to take time to think and practice when the behavior happens, but sometimes that isn't possible. Either you are not in an ideal location or the child needs to calm down. If not, you can practice later in the day. It works great to take time to practice during what would be considered the child's play time.
Practicing will help your child learn the desired behavior. Be consistent and practice each time so your child learns. Remember - appropriate discipline is a form of love, and they will respect you and feel better about themselves.​
The behavior expectations are written in a positive way so your child learns the correct character expectation. For example, "Be responsible - listen and do what you are told"
Another option is to use smileys or stickers instead of tallies. The child could get an incentive when the line is full of stickers or for every 10 symbols. It is really up to you what number to choose. At first, make it obtainable, and then you could stretch it out.
Chart Style 3
Character Reinforcement Chart
Add desired behaviors.
A place to total the day's tallies
​
Start with a reasonable goal, and adjust as needed.
Praise your child and update the chart with tallies or symbols when you observe your child displaying the desired behavior.
A place to add an incentive if you choose
Chart Style 2
Goal - Have a cheerful attitude
Customize to meet your needs.
Praise your child and add stickers or handwritten symbols when you observe your child displaying the desired behavior.
Leah's Goal - Have a cheerful attitude. Instead of having temper tantrums, think in your head, "I don't want to do this task, but I will since my parents asked."
Chart Style 3
Black and White Daily Chart
Customize the fields based on your needs.
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Add desired behaviors. ​
​
Add parts of the day (morning, afternoon, evening), or break it down into smaller time frames if you want.
​
​
​
​
Let your child highlight the smiley if they meet their goal.
Here is another option to go along with the positive reinforcement:
​
You can have your child practice the desired behavior if they don't meet the goal.
​
Practicing will help your child learn the desired behavior.
​
Remember - appropriate discipline is a form of love.
Black and White Chart
Chore Chart
Chart Style 1