LEGO® rewards Feedback Thread – Non testers: what occasions do you usually reward your children for? 10 MNers will win a LEGO® set of their choice worth £50 *NOW CLOSED*

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This thread is for the 30 Mumsnetters who are currently participating in the LEGO® reward activity.

Here’s what LEGO® have to say: “Here at LEGO®, we’re interested to see what occasions you would consider rewarding or treating your kids with LEGO®? A great school report. Holiday treats. Good behaviour on a trip to the dentist. Helping in the garden. Tidying their room. Mum's little star. There is a great LEGO® gift idea starting from £2.49 that is fun, creative and made for every occasion. With so many sets to choose from, we think LEGO® is a fantastic gift for every occasion and we’d like you to tell us about it!”

Non-Testers: LEGO® would love to know what occasions you usually reward your children for. Everyone who adds a comment will be entered into a prize draw where 10 Mumsnetters will receive a LEGO® set of your choice worth £50.

Testers: We'll be asking you to add feedback three times - we'd like your first impressions now and at the end of each week of the testing period, we’d like to know when you rewarded your DCs with a LEGO® set, if at all.

So for your first impressions, we’d like to know:

• Which LEGO® sets did you receive?
• Which of your DCs would you be rewarding, if a reward/treat situation arises during the testing period?
• Over the testing period, are there any particular occasions (other than Birthdays, of course!) which you think might be a suitable time to reward your DCs with LEGO®?

Every tester who posts their feedback will be entered into a prize draw, where one winner will receive a £300 Love2Shop voucher.

Thanks and good luck!
MNHQ

PS: We've 'highlighted' the testers posts on this thread so we can see them!

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Non tester

My 3yr old DD loves bulding and we have duplo lego at the moment but looking at older sets for her birthday in July. We tend to reward her for different situations. One for potty training as well as being well behaved on days out and for learning new skills. Recently she was admitted to a&e for a minor incident involving playdoh! she had lots of fun with the lego sets in the waiting room and next day she practically begged to go back to play with them.

Non tester

Reward 7 year old for week of piano practice without faffing about.
Lego friends bunny babies

doing well at school gets rewards, or doing something really well like helping in the house with something they found hard but did it.

Tester.

1. Yes I rewarded my 2 dc.
2. Dd - Vet ambulance - She has autism and has started having panic attacks because of school, she was rewarded for trying hard to control these and being brave in discussing moving schools.

1. Ds - Swamp set - He did his homework at the BEGINNING of the holidays .. WITHOUT FUSS!!!

Both dc were extremely happy to receive their lego rewards! They both love lego and definitely loved getting them without it being their birthday!

Non-tester here. We reward our ds for when he shows extra consideration and kindness to his little sister. Rewards are also for given for overcoming an issue/obstacle that has been a bit if a struggle - e.g success with potty training after lots of ups and downs! Our ds is starting school in September and we are trying to encourage greater independence, so I am sure in the coming months rewards will be in full force. DH works away from home alot and if he has been away for a number of weeks he will bring a special present back for the kids - this is nearly always Lego and on his return they will have time together playing and building. Its lovely.

Non Tester.

We have used the little figures as a reward because our daughter, who is 4.5 years old, sees it as a double treat in that even when she knows she is getting Lego she doesn't know which Lego figure it is exactly until she has opened the packet. Her latest reward (which turned out to be Smithers) was for being really helpful and patient on a day where we had lots of rather dull jobs to get done.

Non tester. I reward my children for good school reports and good parents evenings. I also reward for passing exams in music and dance.

non tester
I don't necessarily believe in rewards as such for good behaviour because it should not be something out of ordinary that needs to be rewarded. But would buy something little if we are all having a good time together.

None tester here!

We reward good work at school and good behaviour at home at the end of the week. There are also treats for good behaviour at big occasions where they can get easily fraught

non tester

Primarirly an xmas present

Non tester

I reward DSs with it for good work at school, behaving well at school, they get it for 'birthdays' and 'Xmas'. One year I bought a load of the advent calendars and used them for good behaviour awards as they are a nice little size and the DC can choose any window they like.

But mostly we buy lego because we love it! Although I am a bit Lady Business about it all

Non tester here.

Doing well in school. Achieving something like riding a bike .

None Tester - I like to reward my children for behaving and achieving at school etc ..... I feel to give children a gift for no reason gives them nothing to behave for or work towards.

Non tester. We reward for various habits we try and instill over a couple of months. We have done the getting ready by 8.30am in the morning without reminders (they have a list on their bedroom door to remind!). Kids are 6,6 and 9. The next one is going to be table manners. Ds1 struggle with Co ordination so finds using cutlery difficult. I think this list will have on i: No complaining about food, using cutlery properly , sitting with chair tucked in, taking dirty dishes to sink. If they can manage that for a certain number of days, the will be a reward. I usually use money as it's cheaper than toys, but have also used lego men as rewards.

I have to admit I liked using these as rewards/treats. I hadn't previously considered using the small LEGO sets or even the figures as rewards, but it's definitely something I will look at again. I can watch for sales and pick up a few to put in the cupboard and bring out as treats or rewards as needed.

Thanks again!

Good school reports

Non-tester here.

We really try not to create too much dependency on the idea of getting rewards for good behaviour or achieving well. It's important sometimes, but if taken too far it can create an idea that things are only worth doing if you get a clear reward at the end of it, which isn't a great life lesson to teach in our opinion.

But we do thing like e.g. if the littles ones show an interest in space, we'll get them a small Lego space-related toy to support that. If they keep showing interest, we'll keep getting them space-related Lego toys over time. So we're rewarding the curiosity in the world rather than just good behaviour, which we expect regardless of a reward.

They also get Lego for Christmas and Birthdays and we'll do things like e.g. get them some Pirate Lego when they've been reading about Pirates or travellers or watching Pirates of the Caribbean.

So I guess we sort of use Lego as a way to support their exploration of the world around them. It gives them fun toys to play with and use their imagination with, but is often tied to bits of the world (real or imaginary) that they're also discovering through other formats, such as days out, books, films, etc.

Non tester.

I usually reward my children for good behaviour- usually over the week rather than day by day and good reports from school. I also reward my children if they have been particularly brave or overcoming a problem.

I`m not a tester.
When my son was younger, we used to buy him Lego sets very often. Not only on Birthday or Christmas. But also without any occasion. But it was not very expensive LEGO sets.

Since his approximately 7 years, he become interested in more serious LEGO sets. For example, nowadays, in his 10, he collects money to buy LEGO rail set. Of Course, he would receive some sum from his relatives on his birthday. But not the all sum.

in additional. Once my sister and her boyfriend decided to reward my son (their nephew) on his Birthday with some big LEGO set. Some LEGO-rocket. But sisters boyfriend couldn't resist, and rewarded himself with bigger LEGO set. Because why the big boy can not buy himself LEGO too?

Non tester.

We reward good behaviour such as not shouting or hitting and brushing teeth properly for a week. It tends to be something little from the charity shop or a little toy from elsewhere but not sweets.

i reward my son for swimming achievemants. Its a great incentive to keep him motivated and to push his goals

Tester here
I rewarded my 6 year old daughter and my 7 year old daughter. The 7 year old had Lego friends ambulance and the 6 year old the Pool.
The 6 year old had got a praise certificate at school for home learning and the 7 year old had tried very hard at school and moved up a reading band so was very proud of both of them. Had originally planned a share but didn't think it would work! Have bought 2 further smaller packs of lego friends for rewards for this week.

Non Tester here.

I have three older children (19,17,15) and then my youngest, a DD, who is 8. The older children are beyond rewards for behaviour etc but we do reward the youngest. One problem is that she tries to be like the others and gets upset when she feels excluded. She does get rewarded, but it varies.

One thing is the older children all have other sources of income such as babysitting/washing up at the pub/working in a shop and so the youngest feels it is unfair when she can't buy things they have.

Our main reason for giving her a reward is her behaviour. I find things so much more difficult 4th time around because I now have a disability, which I didn't have when the other children were young. Outings, such as the park are far more difficult but I try to make sure she gets out as much as possible. Also, sometimes rewards become a vicious circle - the youngest may be misbehaving because she wants more attention and by not giving rewards, she feels she is getting less attention. Sometimes, it really is a no-win situation!!

We have a star chart and when the children reach 100 stars (big event) they can choose their prize. They usually chose to visit Legoland (small one) and have a box of Lego bought for them.
For occasional good behaviour they are given Lego mini figure surprise packs. DD and DS think these are fab.