Listening issues...

So, at day care they are trying out a new 'system' to get the kids to listen. They all have their name on clothes pins & they start off on green. If they don't listen & get a warning they get moved to yellow. If they are put in time out after that they get put on red & after that they are put on black if they continue to not listen. Well, yesterday I got a phone call over my lunch hour yesterday from the director/owner saying that Luke was having problems listening & keeping his hands to himself & am I at a place where I could talk to him. So I did, they said it seemed to work.

After that I decided to finally make up the reward chart. I made up a calendar & a table that had a 'Task,' 'Symbol/Points,' 'Reward,' 'How many points needed for the reward.' Before dinner we sat down & came up with other 'tasks' that he wants/likes to do. With a little suggestions we came up with Listening (that actually was going to be on there no matter what), set the table, clear the table, get dressed, brush teeth, pick up toys - for each one he gets a point. For the listening there are different parts to that... for listening to mommy & daddy he gets a point when we tell him that he is doing a good job listening, but the points can be taken away. For listening in school, he gets 5 points if he stays on green, 3 points if he's on yellow, 0 points if he's on red & -2 points if he's on black. Yesterday he was on black & today he was on red... so, hopefully we're improving, I know it's a work in progress, but hopefully we're on the right track. As 'rewards' he chose: listening to his music player (1 point); having mommy or daddy lay with him for a little while when he lays down for sleep (1 point); playing the Wii (2 points); going to the park (5 points); going/renting/watching a movie (10 points). The park & movie can be redeemed on the weekends, but the others can be redeemed any night. So, he now has a total of 7 points... not too bad for 2 days.

Other than that, not much else going on. Been working out on the Wii Fit & having a really good time there. Hope everyone had a great day! Until the next time!