I've been rethinking the values associated with the rewards. It's rather steep to have 1 cartoon be worth 5 points when that's the same as a dessert. So I' think I've decided 1 cartoon is 3 chips and 2 cartoons is 5 chips, can you tell I'm a discount shopper and like a bargain. Pump it Up, a paid activity, is worth 50 points but a happy meal is worth 15. Considering I will most likely also get a salad or something from McDonalds (trying to lose weight) and spend $11 total, compared to Pump It Up which is $10 for 1.5 hours of nonstop wear him out fun , it doesn't seem equitable. Especially when you consider he's very tired after Pump It Up and I get a good break when he's asleep. And the Crown Fountain at Millenium Park, an activity we do during the summer, is free also costs him 15 chips. I usually push his stroller down there or we catch the bus for $2.50 and if I time it right, I can tranfer buses and get home for free, what did it really cost me?
Any ideas?
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I'm thinking this token thing would require me to think too much after I'm done working for the day.I'm impressed that Nate can keep track of the tokens and what he can pay for with them. Although I'm interested in how it turns out. I do think it is good for things that cost money since they learn early that these things have costs (one way or another) associated with them.
For me, once my little one gets home, I'm thinking he can watch 1/2 hour of TV a day but can loose it for bad behavior. Of course, this is once we get all bonded and acclimated w/ each other. It'll be easier for me to keep track of. We'll see. these things are always subject to change :-)
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