Those of you with kids!

[Cataholic]

I dan't have kids, but I can tell you my dad would have simply charged us for all the uneaten food.

I am right there with you. We were charged a nickel every time we left a light on in a room. THAT hit us hard.

Wasted food is a sin, IMO.

[Blue_Frog]

It sounds like you and your husband have set out some good ideas

Could you set something up with rewards to go along with the chores etc? (but not a monetary one). Something like setting up a chart of days of the week, and each chore for each day is worth differnet numbers of stars -- like making the bed is one star, cleaning and vaccuming the room is worth 3 stars etc. and they could turn in these stars at different intervals for 'treats' (like a can of coke is 5 stars, etc.).

And this way, if things go well over several weeks you could start introducing 'Special Order' treats - things that they specially want - that they could purchase with these stars, and you could sit down together and figure out with them how many stars the treat is worth to them? This might help them to see the cause and effect that work does?

[critter crazy]

It sounds like you and your husband have set out some good ideas

Could you set something up with rewards to go along with the chores etc? (but not a monetary one). Something like setting up a chart of days of the week, and each chore for each day is worth differnet numbers of stars -- like making the bed is one star, cleaning and vaccuming the room is worth 3 stars etc. and they could turn in these stars at different intervals for 'treats' (like a can of coke is 5 stars, etc.).

And this way, if things go well over several weeks you could start introducing 'Special Order' treats - things that they specially want - that they could purchase with these stars, and you could sit down together and figure out with them how many stars the treat is worth to them? This might help them to see the cause and effect that work does?

That is an awsome Idea!!!!! Thank you!!!!! definitely gonna try that one!!!!

[Blue_Frog]

No problem-o -- I don't have any kids, but 5 years in the Educational Toy Store/Teacher Supply and I have all kinds of funny kid-related ideas

[Husky_mom]

very nice inputs here.......

what I´ve done so far anything uneaten gets served later.........

I hate to leve anything uneaten myself, but sometimes you just can´t finish so I save it for later to dinner or even the next day......tupperware and microwave are sure handy LOL

the reward methos is very interesting I should try for fun