Family Fun
Motivation: Prize and Celebration Ideas

Use our iMOM charts to track your child's progress.  Let them check-off each day or use stickers instead. 

Milestone Motivators

• Fun eraser (you can buy the non-toxic, Japanese types for less than a dollar)
• Special pencil
• Special seat at the dinner table
• Choice of favorite food at the grocery store
• Bedtime set 10 minutes later than normal

The halfway point of any attempt should be celebrated in a big way. 

• Recognize your child in front of the whole family.
• Let your child choose his favorite meal for dinner.
• Present your child with some sort of gift that you know he will like, according to his current tastes and interests.
• Trip to dollar store to choose a set number of items.

 Once your child reaches her goal, be prepared to honor her and her achievement with fanfare.

• Have a ceremony where you present her with her completion certificate.
• Talk about the qualities she exhibited that enabled her to reach her goal: hard work, dedication, sacrifice, etc.
• Take a photo of your child and put it on the front door with a sign explaining her accomplishment.
• Take your child on a special outing – a picnic, trip to an amusement park, or let her choose how she would like to spend the day.
• Call grandparents or other relatives and let your child share her accomplishment with them.

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