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As a Mom Select member, I was asked to try out GoalForIt’s Chore Chart and review it on my blog in exchange for financial compensation. It sounded like something I’d want to check out anyways, since we’ve done sticker charts with TJ in the past, so I went for the opportunity. (Don’t worry: even though I am getting paid for talking about the chore chart, my opinions are my own, and I always give my honest opinion!) TJ was recently asking me when we were going to start a new sticker chart for him anyways, so this spurred me into action!
The GoalForIt Chore Chart
The first thing I loved about the chore chart was that it’s free. (Who doesn’t love free?) I’d never heard of GoalForIt before I was contacted about this campaign, so I signed up for my free account this week. Registration is fairly painless – you need to provide your email address, birth date, and zip code, but there’s no need for your mother’s maiden name, the high school you graduated from, or your blood type. (LOL)
When I went to create my chore chart, it asked for TJ’s name, age, and gender. Then we got to select a theme. I’d thought he would go for something like aliens or cars, but he went for the cuddly critters bee and butterfly. Hey, I’m not telling him he can’t have that.
“Chore chart” is a bit of a misnomer. When it got to the chore selection stage, we did include putting clothes in the hamper and practicing his reading (which is what first grade homework consists of) – but there were also behavioral options. For TJ, we chose good manners at the table, no whining, no tantrums, tell the truth, eat some fruit, and eat my veggies. Whining and tantrums can be a struggle sometimes, and TJ’s relationship with the truth has been leading to some loss of privileges lately. The fruit and veggies should be easy enough for him to obtain each day – especially since I have him snack on fruits and vegetables when he gets home from school – but I wanted to include them as reminders to be healthy. And it doesn’t hurt to have guaranteed points every day. (I just went back and added “clean your room” as a chore in the process of writing this post, too.) Whenever your child has completed a chore or behavioral task for the day, you can just click on the spot on the chart to reward him with a virtual sticker.
You can assign a certain amount of “moola” to each task, which is awarded every time your child earns a sticker. I’ve assigned everything a point value of 1 moola, but I may make adjustments as time goes on. When you click on the “moola bank” on your chart, you can add rewards that your child can redeem. For 50 moola, I’m going to let TJ pick out something at the Target Dollar Spot. Or he can save up to 100 moola for a special trip to McDonald’s to play at the PlayPlace. Or he can save up to 250 moola for a special trip to Chuck E Cheese’s. I don’t think he’ll want to save up for that long, though. He’s more of an instant gratification kinda kid. (Aren’t all 6 year olds?)
At the end of each week, you can choose one of two options for each task: a “great job” or a “keep trying, you can do it!” I like that idea. No matter how many stickers your child earns for that particular task that week, the result is still encouraging.
I haven’t really found anything I don’t like about the GoalForIt chore chart yet, except perhaps for the “print” option – which would easily drain my printer’s color cartridge rather quickly.
Seems that GoalForIt also has daily goal charts for grown ups. Think I might check that out next!
That’s me: Christina Gleason. I’m a writer, editor, and disability advocate. I'm a multiply disabled autistic lady doing my best in this world built for abled people. I’m a geek for grammar, fantasy, and casual gaming. I hate vegetables. I cannot reliably speak, so I’ll happily conduct business over email or messaging instead.
Were you ever able to get the piggy bank to show up? We have been doing it over a week now and there is no piggy bank when we click on Moolah. just the rewards they can get.