Brooklyn's Behavior Chart

A few people have asked me about this recently, so I thought I'd just post it... We started a behavior chart for Brooklyn in September. She really is a good kid, but like any other 2 year old she was starting to test her limits and was beginning some bad habits that we wanted to nip in the bud (like having temper tantrums when she didn't want to leave, throwing a fit at bedtime, not listening all the time, etc.) Negative reinforcement was NOT doing the trick so we decided to go about it in a positive manner and bought this board to hang outside her room. We listed out 10 things we'd like her to accomplish each day and if she does it, she gets a sticker for each.



All items are reasonable and things that she can accomplish if she chooses. Before bed each night, we fill out the chart. It has become such a habit that she reminds me if I forget. We go over every item individually and she'll tell me if she's earned the star or not. If she hasn't earned it, she'll say "No, I'm sorry" and apologize for whatever it was and then we'll just talk about trying really hard the next day to earn it. If she has earned it, she gets a huge smile on her face and dances around.



When she gets all 10 stars in a day, she gets a special prize... a new puzzle, coloring book, game etc. This makes her very happy and I really do think she understands that she's earned it. Obviously she doesn't get all 10 things every day, so we count up everything she's earned for the week and she gets little prizes for that too...

Here she is with a new coloring book!


We have seen a tremendous improvement in her behavior! This tactic works well for her. When Trenton gets older, he'll have his own list too :)