Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Magnetic Responsibility Chart with 90 Magnets

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!

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.

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

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.