Okay so for those of us that have been sticking with the old Quirk/Fesko regime, we have had chore charts and they are lovely, shiny and complicated. As pretty much everything in life is. Except for Rosa, my new phone. Actually, no, she is all of those things. She played hide and seek on me this morning.
My chore chart at home closely resembles Ted's chore chart at school in terms of complexity. It's really good for him and he has the ability to earn a nickel for every point he gets. He loves the chore chart. This week he earned six dollars out of a possible 11.00. And of course there are bonuses and incentives (as with any job). This week Ted is Manager and Helen is assistant Manager. Manager is in charge of the chore charts and helping mommy find everything. Assistant Manager is in charge of Eleanor and the chalkboard schedule. An extra ten cents a day is awarded for completion of these jobs. 5 cents in the morning and 5 cents in the evening.
Now if a certain person does not do their job appropriately, or show up or what have you, then the other has the possibility of taking over that person's job and earning their money. This has happened a couple of times.
Last night, Helen told me she does not like the chore chart. It stresses her out and it makes her feel like she is failing at things. So I said no problem, let's think of another way to motivate you. We will discuss that tonight. She likes being Assistant Manager. Ted likes being Manager, so we have that going for us.
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