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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do not have an easy 6yr old, but he is very money motivated. He gets an allowance. We have family "fines". At any given time there are a set of 4 or so very basic rules. Each time ANY member violates the rule, they get fined. Common fines are a quarter, with major infractions (like foul language ) $2. Once we master a set of rules, we work on 4 more. The "fines" go to a family fun day, such as the movies. We've been on this system for about 6 weeks and the kids are excited to go see angry birds. It has bee incredibly motivating and their behavior has taken a 180.[/quote]

I'm confused.  Do they get money towards something fun when they behave badly?  Like I used bad language = $2 for angry birds? [/quote]

LOLOLOL I am boggled. So they get fined for bad behavior but the money they are fines buys them movie tickets? [/quote]

Yup. And it works great. They especially love pointing out when DH and I break a rule.  They are on point all the time. Keeps DH and I modeling good behavior and when we dont, we pay the price just the same.[/quote]

NP here. With apologies to the OP for continuing this tangential discussion, I have to chime in to say I also don't understand this. If your children follow all of the rules, then they don't get the family fun movie? How are they incentivized by this system?  This is not logical.[/quote]

I explained in earlier posts, as they master the list of 4 or so at a time, we move on to a new set of behaviors. We just finished up table manners and it by far was the most challenging and took the longest amount of time. In addition,  thry are kids so slip ups happen, so money is still collected on old rules we've mastered. We are now working on laundry tasks. Putting dirty clothes in the hamper, running their own loads, putting clothes away (properly), and making their beds daily. They are like little police, if they see my dirty clothes on thr bathroom floor or my bed not made, they quickly demand that I pay up and get on my task. They absolutely relish "getting DH and I in trouble" as they see it. They live showing off what a better job they have done than their parents and I love that they are so unto it.[/quote]

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