Sibling conflicts are a part of life, but sometime they make me so very tired. So last week we did a trial run over the weekend of my new game. This week it is for real!
Theory: It takes 4 possitives to counteract a negative.
Rules:
1. Each player gets 5 dollars worth of quarters.
2. For each hurtful, derogitory, negative statement or forbidden word (stupid, ugly etc.) 4 quarters goes in my jar. Thanks!
3. For each kind deed, or genuine, specific compliment, or feel better phrase, you get to take One quarter out of my jar. Thanks for the peacemaking efforts!
4. The one with the most money left after the day wins and gets another 5 dollars! Win Win Win! In the event of a tie, and you are still "positive" in your quarter bank then banker will double your money.
5. If you go over your 5 dollar limit, (overdrawn) you will be using your own money and each dollar represents a chore to be done as assigned by banker. Good luck and have a great weekend! I know I will.
10 comments:
Oooh, smart Mama! Here's hoping you don't make any money at all this weekend :)
Now, that is some math thinking skills! Oh the power of the tongue & $$$$ speak!! What a great idea...I will have to remember your idea for future use in our household. Thanks for sharing.
Good Luck with that! Will you please come up with something along the solitaire line?!?! Do post the results!
What a novel approach...sounds like it should work. I know kids...and grownups too..have a tendency to get into the habit of negative comments...it is part of our culture today...We need to be more positive, more complementary and life is more pleasant for everyone! Good luck, I hope it works.
Dad Burgess
Why didn't I have you around when I was raising my children?
Wow! That's great! The boys have to put a quarter in the jar every time they complain or are negative but you have escalated the jar to a new level. You go mom! Nothing better than a positive run household. :)
We used to have what my wife and I referred to as "The XChart". The XChart had six squares in it for both daughters. The first two squares were blank free spaces. The last four squares had a privledge ranking from somewhat important, for example, using the computer, watching TV, or something like that to the last square having something very important in it, like using the phone. There is nothing more important to teen age daughters than using the phone. Everytime one of the forbidden behaviors was committed you got an X in one of your boxes. When the privledge boxes started getting an X in them you were no longer allowed that privledge for the rest of the day. We started fresh the next day. It worked very well for us. We all laugh about the old XChart now.
How much money did you make this week? :)
Great idea! For the solitaire line simply taking possesion of the cell phone works wonderfully:) Length of possesion is directly proportional to degree of crime, to be determined by mom!
Great idea! I'll have to keep this one in mind...
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