Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Magnetic Responsibility Chart with 90 Magnets

My son is 3 and has been doing "chores" for a while, he picks up after himself, he puts his toys away, his laundry in the basket and on occasions helps "do dishes" and "vaccuums". Anyways, I thought this was a cute way to talk to him about responsibilities and days of the week. However, I think it's turned me into a slave driver b/c it makes him SO HAPPY to earn a "badge" for each thing he does. No Like: The list of responsibilities are vast, but not really in line with what I want him to do now (i mean he's 3!!) So we've made up our own. There are only a couple of blank ones. I think if I was crafty and motivated I would make my own with strips of magnets and my label maker. However I'm not that motivated at this stage. Why this is rad: 1) My son gets GIDDY at the idea of earning badges, and the more badges he earns, the happier he is (mind you, there is no reward tied to how many badges he earns) - he just likes saying that he did (fed the dogs, put laundry away, brushed his teeth) 2) It's a great bribery tool, "baby, you won't get a badge if you don't brush your teeth" 3) It lets him know how good/bad he's been, and he tells me "i want to behave!" Ha! 4) He gets excited about helping out around the house and wanting to do it all on his own (vacuuming, putting his dishes in the sink). I'm not sure how long this will last (so far 6 months and it's still working out), but for now, it's fantastic. It's minimized tantrums (oh, you want to flip out and be carried the next 3 miles, well, I'm taking 4 badges away if you're going to act like this). It's allowed me to give him the opportunity to do things "on his own" and we've created some fun tasks to do together. Like making waffles (he stirs all the ingredients and cracks the egg). I love Mellisa and Doug products b/c they're durable, they're "old school" feeling, and always an educational experience. Really great return on my investment.

Go it for my Granddaughter. Great task manager to help develop personal responsibilities. My daughter joked it’s an app for this. I’m a bit old school.

I bought 2 of these for my boyfriend's daughters. He was TOTALLY skeptical, as were his friends. His kids didn't really do anything - certainly without being asked directly. So I got these, not just for the girls, but also for him, to prove that kids LIKE to do stuff and be responsible!! So up they went, he and I agreed on the categories for each girl, and defined who would put the magnets on and when (we would do it as a 'family' each night before bedtime) and the 'reward' we decided after they got 20 magnets, a defined $ salary would be deposited into their 'account' (we just put a piece of paper beside each board with a running total of how much $ was in their 'account'. When they got 20, we took all the magnets off and started again! (btw - during the collection period, we did also reserve the right to remove magnets for serious infractions - like adding magnets on your own, removing magnets from your sister's board, or particularly poor behavior (being asked to perform a regular task (set/clear table) and refusing could result in a magnet being removed). We just finished our first 20 (it took 2 weeks cause he only has them part time - which also means we had to get creative and we don't use the 'days'). The girls loved it!! They totally got into it immediately. They make their bed each morning, have tidied up their room, bathroom and playroom with just one request, take turns setting and clearing the table each night for dinner, work extra hard to remember their pleases and thank yous (even remind each other!) and seek out opportunities to share and more readily apologize to each other etc... Homework time has also become easier, with the younger one asking for homework to be assigned to her if she doesn't have any from school! Again, these are children that didn't have to do anything - and were never asked to either. When we put the $ amount on their Account for achieving their first 20 magnets each, we told the girls they have choices now... They can save the $ up and eventually spend it (or keep saving it) for something really big/important, or they can spend part of it and save some, or spend all of it and have none left ---- Both girls (shockingly!!!) said they wanted to save it! We had them both set a goal - the little one said $100 and the older said $30 was her goal. Next time we go to the toy store, we will remind them they have $ to spend, and they can choose to spend it or save it toward their goal, but it will be marked on their account back home so they can visually see the amount go up and down. This is interesting to say the least - but Dad is now totally on board, and it helped that the two of us figured out the rules and how this would work before hand so we are a united front. For those that had trouble with the magnets sticking - this may sound stupid - but there is a very thin plastic film on the board to protect it during shipping - perhaps you didn't remove that (its hard to notice)? Our magnets hold very well Some requests: the days are great for families that have their kids all the time, but doesn't work so well for part-time families... So we covered the days with "Dad's Choice" and "Play with Pets" label magnets and put the stars above them. Then for all the other labels, we just keep a running line of magnets. It works fine. It would be nice if there was a spot to write the Name of the kid on the board. Agree with another reviewer about negative things "no whining" was an example. I kind of scoffed when I first read that in a review, but now I realize they don't work all that well. Kids will whine and tease etc... I'm finding the apologize to someone and sharing etc... are working better. Other than that- absolutely LOVE!

I bought two of these for my new step-daughters, ages 6 and 8. They were never expected to clean up after themselves, so I wanted a system that would provide motivation and structure for completing age-appropriate chores. I also wanted to provide a way for them to earn spending money. With a few modifications, these have worked beautifully!! I chose this particular chart because I liked the format of it in terms of breaking out the chores by day. I also like that it's reusable and customizable. The magnet system allows you to change up the chores every week. I will also say that I think a lot of the chores printed on the magnets tend to be more appropriate for kids under 5. It's really basic stuff like brush your teeth and take a bath. I'm still using some really basic chores like "pick up toys" because my step-daughters were way behind where most kids heir ages would be. Their mom is a slob and their dad did everything for them. My main objective was teaching responsibility since it would actually be easier for me to do everything, but they are too old to be rewarded for combing their hair. I let them choose four pretty basic chores each week that they are expected to do, and then we use the bottom row for "bonus chores". Those are more difficult tasks that they can choose to help with if they want to earn extra money, or I'll tell them to add a smiley face to that row when I see them doing something especially nice for someone else or something that shows initiative. There are blank chore magnets that you can customize, I just write a chore on a small sticky note and cover up the original chore. I do this mostly for the almost 9 year old as she needs something a little more challenging. Her favorites are running the stick vac and watering the plants. I bought one for each girl because there isn't enough room on one chart for more than one child unless they only have one or two chores. There also isn't a place to label a child's name to distinguish their chores from their sibling's. I also removed the bottom part with all of the extra smiley faces & chores because it was so heavy and somewhat of an eyesore. We just lined the top and bottom with the smiley faces and we keep the chore magnets in a shoe box. The girls love these charts. They love having responsibilities - no matter how small - and they feel so much pride and excitement when they get to place the smiley faces on there. I actually took them down for a week or two because my husband said that he only wanted his kids to do fun things during their time with us. They immediately noticed that they were gone and were very upset about it. They searched the entire house until they found them. I recently found out that their mom bought the exact same charts so that she could implement the same system at her house - LOL!!

I purchased this for my 4 year old to help with responsibilities. The chart itself is great quality. It is wood with a strong magnetic surface. I love that is has chores such as making the bed, but also actions such as showing respect, saying please and thank you, etc. This is very motivating for my son and he loves going up to the chart each night and placing a token up for each task/skill he accomplished that day.

Excellent. Super cute. Strong and pics are funny. Very easy to follow for the kids

Last Christmas, we purchased two of these charts for our 3 and 6 year old children. So far the reward system has worked very well, and we are really pleased with the product. Pros: -Board made of wood (not cheap plastic). -Simple and functional (Children easily understand the concepts and goals). -Many important behaviors included (Including 2 blank tiles to write your own). -Good quality (and many) magnets. -Attractive and colorful (so children are eager to work out some behaviors to get a happy face when they see it). Cons: -A little heavy and bulky due to the material(Obviously you cannot use it on the fridge). -With so many happy faces, it gets a little messy (maybe it should include a pouch/box). -I wish it was foldable so it opens when needed (though it wouldn't make it attractive to children or children could forget). The key to make it work is to be consistent with the behaviors/rewards according to the child's age, set up clear (and realistic) goals for the day/week and review the results (briefly) with your children to reinforce, praise and encourage the desired behavior. And don't forget to give a magnet the same moment (or at least the same day) the behavior is exercised (next day it will be difficult to remember and the child won't connect the action-consequence) this stimulates and encourages at the same time and it's fun for you. Totally recommended along with the Time-out pad TIME OUT PAD 015 they both really, really work ;)

I love Melissa & Doug products and I will continue to purchase them, but I can't give this product a 5 star rating. Several reasons. 1. As a parent, I have learned to watch the words that I say to my kids. If I tell them to "stop running," the only picture in their head is a person running and then they may or may not make the association that they shouldn't be running and eventually stop. If I told the same kid to "walk," I would get the result that I wanted much more efficiently. Instead of saying, "Don't hit," I could say "Keep your hands to yourself." You guys get the idea. The words that we use to teach our children are important because the children picture the image of those words in their heads before they make a decision. This is why Mother Theresa said that she will not attend and "anti-war" event but would attend a "peace" event. It is all in how you frame the words. In this responsibility chart, there are a few phrases like this... Stop Whining, No Teasing, and Don't Use Bad Language. I would've preferred something similar to Be Kind, Use Encouraging Words, or something like that. It would be great to go over the chart in the evening and really build your child up for being encouraging and being kind. Just my thoughts. 2. And this is the kicker... you as a parent actually have to be consistent and use this for it to work. If you are person who uses a day planner, follows lists, makes lists, and is great at setting goals and achieving them,... this will be perfect. If you are a parent who has crazy kids, or you are a grandparent who has crazy grandkids, make sure the adult that is overseeing this responsibility chart is responsible themselves. Not kidding. If kids are not responsible because their parents not responsible themselves, a responsibility chart for their kids will do nothing more than hang on a wall and beg to be used. It was kind of a bummer when I put this together and realized that I ACTUALLY had to do something. I was hoping that my kids would just be responsible and I didn't have to do anything besides buy this chart and hang it up, I was wrong. :) If you do end up purchasing this, I would suggest a monetary reward of 10 cents per magnet or a reward of some quality time if they get a certain number in a week. My kids liked to go to the coffee shop and play games and we did that when they got over 35 smiley faces a week. Also, I used markers and colored the blank magnets to look almost exactly like the magnets that were included (round yellow/orange background with a picture) and I put "Read for 15 minutes" and "Write for 15 minutes." I hope this made you laugh and/or made you think. :)

Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!!! I wished I knew about this a year ago. My son and nephew have benefited a ton with this( age 5.5 & 6 yrs) . I wish I had started this at age 4

Firstly, it arrived earlier than stated, Bonus! Secondly, once we set it up and showed it to our little boy he showed masses of enthusiasm for it, there is a first! We have tried alsorts but this seems to be the only reward chart that has had an instant effect, we picked the Please and Thank you magnet first last night, and explained what he needed to do to get a smiley face, after that it's been please and thank you ever since. Brilliant! And well made and packafged to boot!

Le compré este tablero a mi hija para que se motivara a realizar algunas actividades en la casa y resultó muy bien, la calidad del tablero es muy buena, de madera resistente, solo que la cinta que tiene para colgar a la pared es bastante delgada, pero el tablero nos gustó mucho, las fichas con magnéticas.

Good purchase! The responsibility chart worked well for my son

Avevo preso questa lavagnetta per mio figlio che ha quasi 4 anni ed è un po' indisciplinato. L'idea di mettere le calamite in corrispondenza di ciò che fa bene, gli è molto piaciuta. Ogni giorno a fine giornata facciamo il punto della situazione e mettiamo le calamite verdi o rosse a seconda che abbia fatto o no un certo compito a lui assegnato (in realtà sulle calamite ci sono delle frasi in inglese che corrispondono a quanto bene hai fatto una cosa ma a mio figlio interessa di più il colore e lo focalizza di più rispetto ad una frase). A fine settimana se le calamite verdi sono più di quelle rosse c'è un piccolo premio. Bè, il suo comportamento è molto migliorato in pochissimo tempo. Ogni giorno fa le cose a lui assegnate e poi mi chiede di mettere la calamita verde. E' stato talmente un successo, che ho già preso un'altra lavagnetta anche per la mia bimba più piccola.