Annabelle earned the "Wedding Ariel and Eric"! She has a system in place for earning spending money--Warm Fuzzies! I began this back in November, during a behavior rough spell. I felt I needed to reverse some new behaviors (behaviors that seem to be created, as well as intensified when Dad leaves town for multiple weeks) :) At any rate, the Warm Fuzzies were something that would reinforce the positive, good things she was doing, taking the focus off the negative. It has worked very well! She earns Warm Fuzzies (each one is worth 10 cents) by doing service, random acts of kindness and selflessness to Stockton, completing all morning and evening chores, completeing extra preschool lessons, mastering new skills, giving unsolicited genuine compliments, helping with dinner, etc. There are many ways she can earn them, and sometimes when I see her doing something great, I'll just pop one in her jar. She wanted to save for the "Wedding Ariel and Eric." Ever since we have been talking about getting "married" (sealed) in the temple, she has been fascinated with weddings, brides, wedding gowns, etc. :) She already had Cinderella and Prince Charming in their wedding clothes, and this new pair would add to her collection. It was $9.00--90 warm fuzzies! I tried to convince her to save for something less expensive so she would get the reward sooner, thereby staying motivated. But there was no convincing her; her mind was made up. And after about 6 weeks of work, she got there! She was so excited!
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| Her next goal is to save up for the "Wedding Snow White and Royal Prince." 90 more warm fuzzies... |
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