Update on your new reward system
10 March 2009
So how was your new reward system? As mentioned, it was a team competition between you+Daddy and Jarrett+Mummy. So far you have won 2 rounds. You got to choose what you want for your rewards. The first reward you chose was a Ben10 stickers and colouring book that you got from Popular. Though I would prefer you to get something which is more beneficial (like storybook) but since it’s your reward and you get to choose what you want. Last weekend, we were at Popular. You caught me suprised when you picked up a Mathematics Assessment and said that you wanted this. Though this is something definitely better than Ben10 sticker and colouring book but I told you we already have another Mathematics Assessment book at home. But you insist to have it. OK then I said this shall be your reward for winning Jarrett. The moment you reached home, immediately you sat down to do the assessment. At that time, then I realised it’s so easy (though it’s a P1 assessment book) and I commented that you should leave it for Jarrett.
Apart from the reward which you chose yourself, how did you get to win Jarrett twice. Simply because there are times you really try to make effort so as to earn more points, like reading story book by yourself, try to help Jarrett even just a very simple task and claimed that you help Jarrett, like helping him to wear his school shoes when we pick him up. In fact, you have been doing that before we started this reward point system.
Since it’s difficult to get you to finish your water in your bottle, we will give you extra points if you finish the water before I pick you up from school. Just like earlier in school, after picking up your bag, while walking towards me, you were trying hard to finish the water in your bottle! So you got your points. However, it still didn’t help much to get you to eat faster. In addition, you refused to minus point when you did something wrong or slow or not listening to us and you will whine and cry. Since when you cry and whine, you will delay doing a lot of things. We will now minus the points later when we get you to add points at the end of an activity/day. Seems like trying to penalise you at the very point of misbehaviour, you will kick a fuss. We’ll see how that goes.
