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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]so they get 20 min no matter what, but then they can EARN more or not earn more (when they do negative things).... is that the deal? That's a great idea. What do they earn more for? Do you have specific things they earn for: like do their hw, listen etc....Thanks for sharing![/quote]

Yes.  They get 20 minutes no matter what.  We give extra minutes for trying new foods (they can spit it out but they have to chew it twice before doing so) and when we 'catch them being good'.  That can be when they're especially helpful, when they're playing really cooperatively together, when they've had excellent behavior at school, when they do something unasked, etc.  We don't give extra minutes for every single instance of good behavior just like we don't take minutes away for every instance of bad behavior.  That helps keep the behavior from being commoditized - we want them to do this behavior for intrinsic purposes and not for Wii minutes.  But, we also recognize that rewards are effective tools for ADHD kids until that intrinsic motivation kicks in.  And, frankly, we don't want food to become a power thing but we want them to try new things.  By using this system, we take the power out of it but our kids still feel like they control what goes in their mouths.  I, for one, don't care if they earn extra minutes or not but we do tend to give more minutes for trying new foods than for being nice to a sibling.

As far as losing  minutes, we always give a warning unless it's something very egregious - like hitting.  How many minutes they lose is entirely at our discretion, just like how many they earn is (and we keep it pretty random by not giving the same amount twice and doing odd amounts like 2.5 minutes).  You can be very creative, actually, sometimes you have to be so that it doesn't become stale and they remain motivated.[/quote]

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