Ring Chart = Heaven

Nolan was having a really hard time going to bed for a few weeks in a row.  When I say hard time, I mean knock out, screaming battles and tantrums that rival some of his best from his toddler years.  Eric and I were at our wits end until one day Nolan came home with a Scholastic book order form from school.  He was so excited about it and wanted to pick out a new book so badly.  The wheels started to turn and we made it into a daily incentive to go to bed without complaint.  Every night that he went to bed well he was able to pull a ring off of his ring chart.  When they were all gone I would order the book of his choice.  Just like that the house was quite at bedtime!!  It was nice seeing him work towards something and taking pride in making better choices at bedtime.  

He earned his book and then quickly asked to create another ring chart to earn a new Nerf gun.  He wanted to make it 52 rings but we settled on 35 and he has been working hard to make the latest chart disappear.  If we need to gift him with some sort of prize at the end of every month/month and a half I'm all in.  There is nothing better than enjoying some kid-free time at the end of the night :)

Quinn got rid of all of her rings so we took a trip to Target so she could pick something out.  She chose a baby diaper bag kit.  She was so proud to carry it around Target!  Nolan still have a few rings on his chart but he was a good brother and was excited for Quinn even though he knew he had a few more nights to go.  He's almost there :)

Fast forward a week (or two?)…...

Nolan made it towards his incentive.  It's no surprise that he chose a Nerf gun.  I had to reel him in a bit on the size of the gun he wanted and we were able to compromise on this one.  It has a special laser to help with aim so he is pretty happy with his pick :)