Discipline: Preschooler, Melissa & Doug

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3 Year Old Development

I am half worried about posting this question because I am not sure I want to read all the responses... please be gentle with me! My son is 3 years and 3 months old. He is a very active, social, loving, and physically capable little boy. He is a limits tester (as many preschoolers are, I think), but has reasonably good behavior most of the time, and is generally pretty compliant (within his rambunctiousness) and eager to please. My question/concern is about his "academic" development. My son seems to have no interest whatsoever in...

Bribery

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Behavior Chart for a 5 Year Old and a 3 Year Old

So my question is this, do you do two different charts with two different systems? My husband wants to create a system where the kids have ten points each day. He wants my 5 year old to start at the top and get points taken away for breaking the rules and he wants my 3 y/o to start at the bottom and earn points for following the rules. He wants them both to get "80%" for the day in order to recieve rewards (that are spelled out ahead of time, like extra tv time, or computer time, etc.). I have a problem with this system because my...