Marble Jar

We took Zoe's pacifier's away and since have been battling with nap time.  I feel that she really still needs one, but she just doesn't.  So what we get in the end, is a little girl that at 530 is really cranky and a mommy who is at her wits end.  To solve this, I thought it would just take some time for her to adjust, and that we needed to reinforce her a lot when she was happy.  So reaching back to my first bachelors' degree, I came up with a reinforcing jar or a marble jar.  Every time she does something we ask or just does something out of the kindness of her heart, we give her a marble.  Once she hits the lower line of the jar, she gets a little something special, and once the jar is full, she gets something really big.

This first picture is of her reaching the first line and getting to go for a horse back rid at our local farm.

This next one is of her getting to go see the new Planes movie with one of her good friends because she filled the whole jar.

The jar really has been a success and has made the days a lot easier.  She now is doing lots of things without being asked and is going a long with the flow more easily.  She all in all is a happy kid, but loosing an hour and a half of sleep in the middle of the day just rocked her world.  This week she is working for an ice cream cone and a trip as a family to the Zoo!!!!