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 here. At the moment 3.5 year old DD's favourite reward is a snack at the cafe if she tried hard at her swimming lesson. Works for me too as I am always ready for a coffee after hauling her around the pool!

She loves Lego though so interested to see how the testers get on.

I used to buy my kids treats when they'd done their violin exams, which they hated (all three of my children were learning violin!). My kids are getting beyond lego now, but as nursery teacher we do a class reward scheme when when anyone is particularly good (being kind, tidying up, making something lovely etc) we put a pompom in a pot and when there are twenty pompoms the whole class gets a reward - last time we baked chocolate chip cookies and everyone got one!

We don't go all out on rewards, as DS1 doesn't systematically respond well to them. If he's generally lovely, however, I'm printing out a few paperbuses to put together after his bath.

Non Tester

Rewards for trying their best at school and for helping out around the house.

Non Tester

Working hard either at school or helping at home is worth rewarding as well as being helpful by not arguing.

Non tester here. We use a reward chart for DC aged 4 for good behaviour over a week or fortnight. Mainly used to reestablish a good bedtime routine every six months or so. Works really well until we spend time at granny's and routine flies out the window. DH also responds well to Lego rewards .

Being brave at the dentist, hospital or doctors or being extra well behaved at school, sometimes, very rarely just for being lovely in general :)

Non tester - I use a reward chart for brushing their teeth, heloing clean up, eating veg and when they get a certain amount of stickers they get a small treat. It coiuld be a toy car or an ice cream or a special day out.

Non-tester here.

We don't tend to reward much in terms of material things, but more in terms of praise for helping around the house, tidying their toys away and for good learning. We reward when they get certificates from school or for when they manage to overcome a fear with a little gift or treat.

NON TESTER HERE

Sorry to break the trend of this thread, but I don't tend to reward my childrens good behaviour by buying them things. They get money for doing small jobs around the house. They can use this to buy whatever they like (even if I don't think it's worth the money). They don't have to do the jobs if they don't want to.

I like to reward my kids with little things, often. My kids are happy with praise and cuddles. I often buy Lego as a reward for being well behaved , eg after going out for a long (boring) family meal.

Non-Tester here

Our childrens get Lego sets for birthdays/Christmas, but for doing well at school/nursery and being kind they get to pick a mini figure packet

non tester: I normally reward my little girl for doing good work at school, or doing jobs without being asked (like clearing up toys, making her own bed...)

Non tester here. Lego is our preferred currency in this house :)

We reward for great behaviour, school achievements and just because sometimes

Non tester here.
My ds (5) abosultely loves lego (who doesn't?!), he gets Lego as reward in very special ocacions only as it is considered "a very special treat". We did a chart where he woulld tick for every time he changed by himself and brushed teeth, if he moaned a tick was erased after 14 ticks he got a lego city set of the light repairing van.

Non tester.
We don't really use rewards or sanctions as I want my kids to be decent human beings regardless of whether there's something in it for them. Alfie Kohns book 'Punished by rewards' was an eye-opener for me. Regarding lego, we have quite a bit, some bought for birthdays or christmas but some bought just because I could afford it and knew they would have fun with it. If my husband told me I had to tidy the kitchen or I wouldn't get my coffee, I'd be resentful and annoyed. If he offered to do it together and we had a chat and a pleasant time, I'd do it cheerfully. Lego is a great toy, I wouldn't want to turn it Into a bribe.

I reward my boys with lego for working hard and helping there Nan without being asked

Non Tester

We reward our 6 year old for getting her spelling tests right at school, if she gets them right every week during a month, she gets a Monster High Doll. Also, if she gets a good school report she gets to choose some Lego Friends. If she's a good girl at weekends/school holidays, she gets sweeties or an ice cream

Non tester
We reward for doing something out of the ordinary. So dd has had a fear of water when it's deep or gets in her face, so going swimming made her upset. She has over come her fear, aslong as she has a float suit. So we have rewarded her with a dressing up costume :)

My 3yo DD's favourite favourite reward is a lego mini figure - simpson's at the moment! She is going to get one today in fact as I sold 3 old baby toys for £15 yesterday and have her £1 of the proceeds - she ran to empty her piggy bank and inform me she had enough money for a mini figure!

Non-tester -

We reward our kids for achievements at school like Head Teachers awards etc. We also reward good reports and music achievements. Lego mini figures always go in stockings and are often the reward for good behaviour when shopping for school shoes!

Non tester

I think the little Lego sets make great rewards for kids. We have reward charts where they can earn stars for various things each day. Once they get so many stars then they can earn a small Lego set as a prize for behaving well/helping out.

Non tester. Being helpful without being prompted

My son has had Lego as a reward for keeping to his chart for drinking more water. He also has a reward for getting a certificate for school and when he's won a swimming competition.

Non Tester here, I reward the children aged 10 and 7 if they do their homework and karate practise with minimal fuss. They both love Lego and like to go to the Lego shop to make mini figures of people they know! They also love LEGOLAND...as do I.