Credit points system I used for my elder son at home.

While I was talking to my friend about my sons credit point system I have put up at home, she suggested me to share it with IL also.

Here is how it goes.
· I started this basically for my elder son from his 6th class.
· I hanged a slate in his room. it has some points on it. let’s say 100 points I started with.
· Whenever he does a good thing some points will add up and we will write them on slate.
· The vice versa will also happen like if he does a wrong thing some points will go off.

for example

credits
· He helped me a lot at home, he behaved very well that day etc all comes under good things
( I was carrying and with small kid all in his 7^th and 8^th classes. Helping me counts a lot.)
· of course his education also gives him credits like wherein he gets good marks, good feedback from teachers on parents day meeting etc all comes under credit

Debits

Debit comes into picture when , sometimes if he doesn’t listen to us on very important things, telling lies(only one time). Playing more time on computer than stipulated time, being lazy etc.

One thing i remember the most when we were not there he opened the fridge and removed all the ice with a knife which ultimately made a hole in the freezer box and we had to change it. i removed 100 pts for that.

I must say he is a very good boy and mostly he used to get credits only.

And coming to the next part what does he do with the points?
He can redeem it for anything he wants to buy or to sanction anything for him which he likes etc.

Other ways to get points
He used to bring recommendations also from my parents, my siblings and my father in law, mostly to add points. I had to add some points when they told out of respect.

Now
He finished +2 (senior inter) and still follows the system even if he is staying in hostel now.

Good thing is he mostly redeems all for his fiction and nonfiction books. He is a voracious reader all together. For him just it should be a book whatever it is on doesn’t matter for him to read and wants to buy and also on games cds.

My younger one is bit mischievous but Iam still hoping that I can implement the same for him also from his 6^th class.

any fb on this is most welcome

 

thanks Nithin for the first fb.
and yes as you rightly said it will be more effective among 2 kids at home at the same time.
But I dint had that chance. There is a much gap between my kids.

 

thanks sujiR and I welcome all such questions form all as I could not write the entire 7 years at once.

I gave more priority to behavior and we doesn't put more pressure on academics, marks etc. (he is shining well though in that front.)

but surely i can see the result that he is a nice soul now.

i gave good credits to him when he does mistakes and admits to me, instead of lying .

he will share anything with me now, even if he does anything wrong also so that we can guide them nicely without shouting or using other offensive acts.
Teens are too sensitive and its very imp to create a good rapport with them and this system helped me a lot in gaining that.

 

hi soumedh,

good to see that the you implemented the same. and thanks for sharing it.

me too is a working mom in IT filed from almost 12 years now,

we have to find such methods to bring them up in all aspects as no much time to spend with them. any ways kids also have no time now a days.

I generally read books extensively but i do not remember one such thing exactly in any book. i just generally started it and my son also liked it to follow.

me started this for my elder one at his 9 years. will see how and when my younger one starts on this.

 

that is very true traveller, your idea is also good which can be implemented to even smaller ones and later you can broaden the scope.

thanks for liking it and really this generation children will follow us when we go in a bit different way else they doesnt take at all.