S.N.
Hi A.,
I have always loved the chart/reward ideas but I am honestly not up to the task so I have another system. We have two special nights a week. Every Wed. we have pancake dinner night and Friday is movie night. On movie night we make a big bed in the living room, eat popcorn and fall asleep on the floor. Friends are invited too :) If the few chores have been done that week and behavior has been acceptable, then these two rewards are allowed. I chose two days because I think a week can be too long. I decided against toys/clothes, etc because my house is full of enough of those things and it could get expensive.
I think the hardest part for me following through. Sometimes I am tired and it's not worth fighting over. My daughter now has two everyday chores and two weekly ones. Nothing too big so it's pretty easy to stay on top of it with her.
Good luck!
S.
Ann Arbor