7|18|12 Marbles

Listening the first time...throwing fussing fits...telling Mommy NO, pestering little sis...jumping on the couch...are just a few of our issues with Mr. Reilly.

When I tell my little boy to stop...come...listen...obey...he is too quick to ignore me and it is gone on far too long...spanking...sending him to his room...taking movies away...just isn't working...sOOOOOOO, we now have a marble jar...and this I'm gonna stick too!! (I hope)

Reilly starts the day with 8 marbles...where I got the number of 8 I don't know...we might have to adjust that...If he tells me NO, eats to slow at the supper table (longer than 30 minutes) fails to listen to an instruction the first time...I get to take one of his marbles and put it in my jar...

At the end of the day...for every marble he has left he gets a nickel to put in his money jar...If there are no marbles...he will not get any candy the next day!...THAT to my 4 year old is a tragedy...because he just NEEDS treats!

We might have to decrease the number he starts with and let him "buy"

some back with good deeds or doing a chore!

He's got his eye on a watch from Bass Pro...it's got fish on it and a second hand...if and when he gets enough nickels we'll be headed to Bass Pro with our money jar:)!!! Hoping this teaches him to think before acting...encourage him to help out around the house...responsibility...and just be a kind loving friend...overall he is a good little boy...just hoping a little incentive helps...
I love my growing boy...makes me smile~laugh everyday:)

Oh...and for the record...he can dive off the diving board and turn his dives into flips!
What an achievement for a 4 year old!

 

 

Reilly's jar has fruit on the front...Mommy's being the one on the left.

Stats~Mommy 3...Reilly 5...keep up the good work little buddy:)