What Have We Done?

How Silly Can We Be?

Are You One Of Them?

Turning This Into Game for
A Win Win Situation

• Cut a piece of cardboard from an empty box cut into size of 12 by 12 inches.  This will be  "My Goal" Chart.
• Create "Points Cards" by cutting at least 10 pieces, in playing cards size, out from another cardboard
• A few blank paper torn out from old exercise book
• Calendar card for the year, in business card size
• 3 Paper clips with hooks
• A piece of ribbon or robe taken off shopping paper bag
• 1 Blue and 1 Black ink pens

• The motive of this game is to encourage your children to gain points for being good.
• Points will be deducted when they misbehave or do not follow your instruction or family rules.

Procedures for Points Recording Sheet:

1. Calculate to mark out 9 columns on 1 piece of blank paper.  You can name this page "Go!  Go! " or "You Can Do It".  Add name of child at the end of the phrase you have chosen. 
2. Write at top of column the days of the week, starting with "Sun".
3. Last 2 columns write the word "Bonus" and "Total"
4. Referring to your calendar, note down the date under the day you start this game.
5. If you have two children involved in the game, then divide the page in half, length wise, and note 1st child name, at the top of the paper, above the dates and note the 2nd child's name on the bottom half of paper. 
6. Write the date on the day your child has been good.  Put a little blue stroke downwards, for each point he / she has collected.  Once he / she hits the 5th point, cross over the four strokes made to indicate 5 points earned.  
7. Use red ink pen to stroke each point they get for misbehaving.  Once he / she hits the 5th point, cross over the four strokes made to indicate 5 points earned.  
8. Use another piece of blank paper and do the same as above if more than 2 children are involved in the game.
9. At the end of the week, count the red points and deduct that value from the blue points.  Note the difference under "Total".  
10. Allow your children to decide when they want to redeem their gifts using the points they have collected.

Procedures for Points Allocations Sheet

1. Use another blank piece of paper and divide in half width wise.
2. Write down deeds that will gain the children points.  See example on "Points Allocations for Deed" below.
3. Use paper clip and clip "Go!  Go! " or "You Can Do It" sheet on left side of "My Goal" Chart and clip "Points Allocations for Deed" on the right.
4. Tie a knot at one end of the ribbon or string and put it through the hook of one clip.  Put the other end of the ribbon or string through the hook of the other clip before tying knot to form a loop for hanging "My Goal" card. 
5. Place a magnetic hook on the fridge to hang "My Goal" card.
6. Clip the business card size 12 months calendar to the bottom left edge of "My Goal" card.

Example of Points Allocations for Deed- 
Good for 1 point if they:

• do homework after meal
• get ready for school, tuition or outings without prompting or help from parents
• save water or electricity by remembering to switch off the electricity or turn off water when not in use
• keep personal belongings, eg toys, books, sports equipment neat and tidy
• put dirty clothes into laundry basket
• put dirty crockery in basin for washing after meal 
• take dirty food / drink container out of school bag

Good for 2 points if they

•  teach younger siblings to read or write
• learn a new word a day - must be able to read and spell
• clean up their own room 

• If your children have been good for the whole week and need no prompting aka shouting to perform their duties than double their points collected for the week.
• Note the additional points under the "Bonus" column of the Points Recording Sheet.

Points Allocations for Gifts 

• Write down the points on the playing card size cardboard, eg, 10, 20, 30, 40, right up to 100 points.  These will be your Points Cards. 
• Each time your child receive a gift, allocate points you think he / she need to accumulate in order to deserve it.
• If they are unhappy with the points allocated, then pick up some cards, one in denomination of the points allocated and at least 3 more of lower denomination,  Turn them over, shuffle and ask your child to draw from cards.  The points on the Points Card will be the points they must gain in order to be able to appreciate the gift they want.
• If your child request to be taken out, eg, to the zoo, swimming pool or a movie, let them draw the Points Card so that they can work on getting there sooner.

Benefits of the Game

• Doting grandparents, aunties and uncles can shower gifts on the children without upsetting parents, thus eliminating negative emotions.
• The children learn about setting goals and that they have to work for what they want.
• They learn what motivation is about when you paste pictures of things they want or places they want to go to on a blank piece of paper.  Stick it to the fridge with a magnet so that they can see it daily.
• They will learn that misbehavior will not get them anything and there is a value to everything they want.
• They learn to count off "My Goal" chart.
• Other family members will know when they have been good and praise them accordingly (with more gifts?).
• Need not complain to spouse when children have been naughty as they are able to read off chart.
• The game adds excitement to your children's life as they can compete with one another in getting what they want.
• If you have collected gift redemption points from the petrol kiosk you patronise or through charging on your credit cards, add fun to your children's life by letting them choose what they want from the gift redemption brochures.  They will learn from the brochure that the more expensive the item is, the more points they will need to earn to deserve it.  
• You can teach your children about sharing their points so that they can get to places they want to go together.  
• The elder children can cheer or help the younger ones to gain points to get what they want.
• Consider giving the generous or helpful sibling a surprise bonus point and the children will learn that it pays to care for one another.