Caught "Bean" Good Jar

This is a great motivation for the kids in our family to work together for a common goal.  It also helps Mom to practice giving genuine, positive feedback.  For each, pleasing behavior, the child is complimented.  For instance, I might say, "Thank you Princess for getting to the table quickly.  Why don't you put a bean in the jar."  or "Thank you Captain for working through that challenging math word problem. I think you deserve 2 beans for that effort!" Sometimes, they will say to me, "Mom, you've been really patient.  We think you should get a bean too."  When the bean jar is filled, we get to do something fun together.