Tuesday, February 02, 2010

14 Days of Love - 1

I was surfing the blogosphere recently and happened upon Leslie's blog and her Valentine's Day challenge. I cannot hope to compete on her level, not because I don't think loving bigger and better is always a good idea, but because I am severely hampered by resources and creativity, but I did like the idea of blogging about love, loving, giving and receiving love and, my favorite, being in love. So, here's to love, in all its manifestations.

Day 1: Today, we are deciding to love our bodies by focusing on good dental hygiene. I'll admit, I have a hard time with getting my kids to brush their teeth on a regular basis. I know we need to form good habits while they are young, but these are baby teeth right, they are going to fall out anyway, so what is the point? Okay, that is rhetorical, please do not pepper me with horrified comments about the importance of brushing and flossing. I am fully acquainted with the benefits of well-maintained teeth. My kids, however, are not. Enter the chart.

This is the first chart of any kind I have introduced as a parent and I'm anxious for the results. Each day is divided in half for morning and evening brushing. I have given them an envelope of their own stickers and when they have successfully brushed their teeth (or in Isaac's case been brushed by a more thorough person) they place their sticker on the chart. At the end of of each week we assess if there are enough stickers to qualify for a surprise. I'm thinking 28 stickers each week = surprise, fewer than that = zilch...can we do it? I don't know, but we're already feeling the love around here and looking forward to minty freshness or rather bubblegum flavored freshness from here on out.


Day 1 = Success!

4 comments:

Jessica said...

What a chart! I'm impressed with that. Maybe you can design a chore chart and send it over to Sally??

Lauren in GA said...

Love the chart. My kids love it when they get to mark something off on a chart. Here's hoping you will have wonderous and minty or bubblegummy success.

Cassidy said...

Great idea! Nancy loves to brush her teeth, and by that I mean she loves to suck/chew on a toothbrush (preferably mine or Matt's). She's recently discovered eating baby toothpaste (in small amounts). They say it's safe for swallowing -- I hope so. Soon I need to start helping so her teeth actually get clean...

Heather said...

What a great idea! Do you have that chart saved electronically? I would love a copy.

 

Design by Custom Blog Designs/FreeStyleMama Creations