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Daily behavior chart

One day, a handful of positive goals, a big box next to each. Print a stack and start fresh every morning.

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    Layout

    Chart runs
    Week starts
    Each day shows

    Tick the days, count the ticks and write each row's total in the blank column. The goal is the number to beat for the week.

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    Why a daily chart for behavior

    Behaviour is a today problem. A weekly grid lets a bad Monday hang over the rest of the week; a daily chart lets every morning start clean.

    The bedtime review

    Keep the chart somewhere visible and add stickers during the day when you see the behaviour. Then, at bedtime, look at the chart together for a minute. Name what went well. If a box is empty, say nothing about it, or say "tomorrow". The empty box is enough information.

    Three to five goals

    Pick the behaviours you're actually working on this month, not everything you'd like to see. Three is right for a four-year-old, five for an eight-year-old. When a goal is being met every day for a fortnight, swap it out for a new one.

    A same-day reward

    For a daily chart the reward should be the same day: choosing the bedtime story, an extra five minutes, a song. Write it on the reward line. A full chart earns it; a nearly full chart earns praise and tomorrow.

    Print seven at a time

    A daily chart is used up each day. Print a week's worth, write the day in the date line each morning, and let the finished ones go in the recycling. Most families keep one or two good ones on the fridge for a few days.

    At school

    Teachers use daily charts for individual pupils who need extra structure. The classroom behavior chart has school wording and school-day columns; switch it to the daily layout for a home-school report card the child carries back and forth.