“My morning nagging immediately decreased by 80 to 90 percent. Some mornings, they need more prodding… But, overall, our mornings are far less tiring.” Learn more:
app. This allows the children to “see” time disappearing. I set one timer as the deadline for eating breakfast and another timer as the “out the door” deadline.
My morning nagging immediately decreased by 80 to 90 percent. Both of my kids instantly understood the process. Some mornings, they need more prodding to play their magnets than others. But, overall, our mornings are far less tiring.My kids used to argue with me every morning, but they never argue with the magnets. The magnets are a neutral third party. They make daily tasks visible and non-negotiable. The magnets are also engaging. They can be manipulated.
The magnets give my children a healthy sense of “control.” The magnets reduce morning friction a lot, but there are days when one of my kids will stall over something simple, like brushing teeth. When this happens, it needs to become the child’s problem, not mine. There should be a consequence for being late or stalling, other than just listening to me nag.In our house, we have an allowance system. If someone is having trouble completing a “magnet task,” it will cost him.
Taking their hard-earned allowance money away makes the problem urgent to them. The magnet system gives positive and proactive feedback — the visual and tactile process of “checking tasks off” by moving magnets. I also make it a point to regularly recognize the specific ways in which my children make our mornings easier. The consequences provide a natural balance.Before investing in a lot of materials, I tested the system with a file folder and small sticky notes.
The magnet board approach has had such a dramatic impact on our mornings that we added “after-school” and “bedtime” magnets, too. I also created a magnet board for myself; I have
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