How to Create a Behavior Chart for Your Child
A behavior chart keeps your child motivated and teaches proper behavior. Sit down with your child and talk about the chart and what is expected. Let the child get involved in the process of making the chart and choosing behaviors to go on the chart. Plan rewards based on how well your child does. When your child does not complete the chart, take the time to talk about what happened during the day or week and how you can work together to improve behavior.
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Instructions
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Mark lines on the paper for the days of the week. Use the ruler to make the lines straight and evenly spaced. Draw one vertical line a few inches from the left edge to provide a space to write the expected behaviors down the side of the paper. Measure the width of the rest of the paper and separate it into seven sections, one for each day of the week. Draw the lines to separate each day.
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Determine the number of behaviors expected for the chart. Space the lines evenly, using the ruler, down the side of the chart, making one line across the days of the week for each behavior. Include behaviors your child especially needs to work on such as respecting others, remembering manners, not fighting with siblings, finishing homework and any chores the child is expected to complete.
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Write the behaviors and the days of the week on the chart in colored pens. Make the chart bright and attractive to the child's eye. Let the child decorate the chart around the borders and in the squares with little pictures or stickers. Discuss each behavior with the child so that the child is clear on what is expected in order to mark off the chart.
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Hang the chart where the child can see the chart daily. Set up a time each evening to go over the chart and let the child put stickers on each successful behavior for the day.
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Tips & Warnings
Laminate the chart to make it reusable. Use dry-erase markers to mark off the behaviors each day. Wash and reuse for the next week.
