Choice Tickets
Time
- 5 to 10 minutes
Materials
- Paper
- Scissors
Directions
Cut the paper into ticket-sized squares. Whatever the behavior difficulty your child is having, such as staying in bed at night, give her a ticket or 2 that can be used to choose an alternative. For example, at bedtime, your child might spend one ticket to come back for another hug and another to get a drink.
Extensions
- Determine a reward if your child saves the tickets and accumulates a certain number.
- Let your child reward you with tickets that you can redeem for hugs and kisses.
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Copyright © 2004 by Susan Kettmann. Excerpted from The 2,000 Best Games & Activities with permission of its publisher, Sourcebooks, Inc.
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