He couldn’t even do his twos without stopping to think. When I made this chart 3 days ago, all he knew were his ones and tens. Before he redeems any rewards, I want there to be nothing in this probation area.Īnyway, will my child be ruined for life for having used a star chart? I’m not going to lie. If he does forget something he’s already memorized, I plan to put that fact on a post-it note in the bottom section. He can check off the rewards as he redeems them.Īnother feature of these star charts is a section called “On Probation.” This is in case my son shows me one day that he knows a fact, so earns a star, but then later fails to recall that fact when we’re reviewing. However, if my son needs a little boost, I wrote in rewards of candy, board game, video game, ice cream, tv show, make cookies, and a grand prize of $5. Of course, the satisfaction of a job well done SHOULD be all that’s needed. I also chose rewards that I could live with that I thought would motivate him. I made these multiplication star charts so that he could keep track of what he already knew and what he still needed to learn. I want him to WANT to learn them without complaining, whining, or otherwise driving me crazy. He nees to memorize the multiplication tables. For now, I don’t see the harm in giving him a little help. Hopefully when he’s older, he’ll learn to self-motivate. My son can’t help the fact that he’s just a kid.
Even though I know it’s a bad habit, I still reward myself with candy for completing tasks I really dread. I don’t know how I would have gotten through college without bribing myself to sit down and get my work done so that I could watch a rerun of Friends before dinner. There’s another reason why I don’t really mind bribing my son to memorize his multiplication tables. Do I care if my son never chooses to study his multiplication facts on his own? Not really, as long as he knows them. After all, even though they have a bad rap, bribes can be really effective in the moment.
However, I can’t help but feel that they deserve a place in my parenting toolbox. I know that there can be pitfalls with using star charts.
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