Responsibilities!

This is a responsibility chart.  This is an amazing parenting tool, and a huge partner in your child's daily life!  I love this!  It's by Melissa & Doug, and it comes with many different "responsibility" magnets.  The goals listed are simple, such as take a bath, share, keep hands to yourself, and they also range to more difficult - load dishwasher, clear table, load washing machine, help with outside chores, etc.

We got the chart around October 2009.  During this time, we were working with Sammy on keeping his hands to himself.  It's amazing what a magnetic chore chart and some smiley face magnets can do.  Especially if you can talk about what their responsibilities are, and how their current choice is not meeting them. 

Sammy calls them "sponsibilities."  I also call them parental responsibilities - as you can see - he didn't brush his teeth very much so far this week . . . I think that's a mom thing, not a child thing.  Oops - the sugar bugs must be eating his teeth alive!

This week we are really focusing on sharing.  And clearing the table.  I'll let you know how it goes . . .