Toddler Behavior Chart & Rewards

I wanted to share a post about a nifty little technique I use to help teach my two toddlers how to behave and receive rewards when they are doing a good job. Having kids is tough and sometimes we have to use a little strategy as Moms. 

I tinkered around my design software till I came up with a simple system to help the kids track and learn good behavior. 

The charts you see here have the child's name (helps them identify with themselves and who they are responsible for) and I liked adding Prince & Princess in front of their name just to make them feel special. (not that my 2 year old and 18 month old know what they are yet) 

The charts have 7 rows for 7 days in a week and 6 circles across. 

How does it work? 

Print these charts out and fill in your child's name. (link coming soon) 

 Go to target or your favorite place to buy stickers and get lots! (I personally like to buy sticker that have animals or characters to encourage their interest all the more) While you are there load up on lots of cute toys and prize like items (lots of good things in the $1 section) You will use these to put in a treasure box. You can buy a cute box  or even better go to the craft store and buy things to help your child decorate a plain box; helps get them excited to try out the new method. 

You will want to set a number of stickers that need to be earned depending on your child's age or learning abilities. 

Introduce the chart to your child, maybe have them help put it up on the fridge. 

The very next time you catch your child being good and obeying on their own tell them they are being good and bring them over to the chart and tell them they can pick out a sticker to stick on. 

I find for some kids the thrill of just earning stickers is enough so if your on a budget just try that for starters. 

For my Wyatt and Ella I require 3 stickers to earn 1 prize from their treasure box. So they have 6 circles for 1 day and can earn 2 prizes a day then if they get all 6 stickers. Again you can set your own standards too. 

When they have earned their required sticker amount let them pick any ONE item from the treasure box. Make sure you explain and tell them specifically why you are happy with them. We want them to learn the reason for the reward. 

My last note on this is to make sure that even if your child is good one minute and then does something bad 5 minutes after you just gave them a sticker, DON'T take it away. If they earned it, then they earned it. I know it's hard sometimes, but you want to separate reward and discipline not mix them or confuse the child. 

My treasure box is over flowing right now because I stuffed all their extra Easter items in it to be earned later. 

Wyatt gets excited for his sticker. 

So does Ella but she kinda misses the mark, but hey she is doing pretty good for 18 months. 

Comment below if you have any other successful ways to help your child learn positive behavior!