Remember those sticker charts you did when they were toddlers. A sticker for staying in bed or getting dressed nicely without fuss?
I'm reinstating the sticker chart in reverse because my lovely but lazy boys are getting worse. I hate nagging and often it's easier to do it yourself but that doesn't teach them good habits. They will happily do chores when asked but it's the general slobbishness which is driving me nuts.
I have given them this;
House Training
There will now be a sticker chart in reverse.
For every five stars the culprit will lose 1 computer slot of my choice.
Shoes not put away. They should be put on a shelf unless they are wet and need to be dried.
Clothes dropped. No socks, pants, school clothes or any other clothes to be dropped on the floor .Dirty clothes must be put in the wash basket. Not in any other place. Clothes which can be worn again must be put on a chair in your bedroom. Don?t put stuff in the wash if it?s only been worn once except for school shirts.
Dressing gowns. Hang in bedroom unless being worn.
Towels must be hung on the proper towel rail after use.
Dirty tissues. Put in your pocket, up your sleeve or in the bin. Nowhere else is acceptable. Next to the bin does not count as in the bin.
School bags. Unpack and hang up coats and empty lunch boxes as soon as you come in from school. Put bag away, next to the book shelves or hang up if no school the next day. Put PE kit away.
Tidy bed and open curtains every morning when you get up.
Toilet. If I have to flush or scrub before I use the toilet there will be one star each unless someone owns up.
DS2 greeted this with cries of "it's not fair"
DS1 who is very motivated to win said "no problem there will be no stars on my chart."
What do you think?