By: Gregg Murset, Founder & CEO of
MyJobChart.com
1. Take
Advantage of Kid’s Love of Technology … Why threaten to take away a child’s
technology when you can use that technology to take advantage of a
teachable-moment or drive home a larger message about being responsible? By
using an online job chart like MyJobChart.com, children consistently log in,
see their responsibilities that need to be done, register the completion and
find out their rewards. Your kids will find themselves motivated by seeing
their bank account grow or positive notes from mom and dad.
2. Let Kids
Earn Money to Support A Special Charity They Pick … Help your child find a
charity or cause they want to support, and tell them by finishing tasks around
the house, the money they earn will go as a donation. The donation could be
made once a year, every month or every week, depending on your child, but if
they can see how their hard work helps animals, another child or to help find a
cure, they will be more engaged.
3. Parents/Grandparents
Match (Double) Any Savings or Donation … Make an agreement with your kids that
whatever they earn, you (and even grandma/grandpa) will match the dollar amount
to go toward a charity or that new toy they have been wanting.
4. Connect Helping
Around the House with a Special Day or Additional Activity Time … Sometimes all
a child wants is some special time with mom and dad, maybe a trip to the zoo,
to see a movie or to go out to eat at a favorite restaurant. Have a standing
arrangement that every week or month, if assigned tasks are completed properly,
you will grant them one wish to do something.
5. Allow
Overtime … Just like mom and dad, give your kids the chance to work overtime to
earn more money. Even though some jobs have a clear ending, find other jobs
that your children could go above and beyond
if they request. Examples include working in the garden, painting a
room, doing advance homework or helping neighbors with their projects.
6. Go on
Strike … If you give your children something to do and they skip out on it, do
not do it for them. Even the most stubborn teen will take notice when they run
out of clean laundry.
7. Allow Help
… During summer break or on a long weekend give your kids a large project to
complete and let them invite friends over to help. While painting the backyard
fence or shoveling mulch for the yard might not sound fun to you it could be a
blast for a group of kids. Especially if you offer to host a pizza party after
the work is done.
8. Create
Trades … Competition runs rampant between siblings so take advantage of it. If
one of your kids is assigned a task and he/she doesn’t want to complete it,
allow for trades between kids. The child who wants to trade his/her task can
give up the reward tied to that chore to a sibling in exchange for the sibling
doing it. If one sibling is willing to put in all the effort, the others will
quickly take notice and want to contribute when they are not getting any of the
rewards.
About
MyJobChart.com
MyJobChart.com is a free, easy to use, online and mobile job
chart and reward system designed to teach, organize and motivate kids to earn,
save, share and spend responsibly. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona and the
anchor product for LeapSpring, Inc., MyJobChart.com brings together the latest
technology and basic personal finance principles to help parents teach their
children responsibility, accountability and how to manage money wisely.
MyJobChart.com can also be used through its Apple and Android mobile apps,
allowing parents and kids the opportunity to save, share and spend from
anywhere. For more information, visit
www.myjobchart.com
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