Great Job Andrew!

As a parent, you'll find that bribing is a great way to get your kids to do what you want them to do. We have found this to be true with Andrew. Here is a picture with Andrew and his new game, which was a bribe. It all started with us wanting the kids to read their verses in the scriptures at night and to pay some attention to what was being read. Up to this point they just repeated what we read and then had no idea what they had read. Jared had been learning to read some words at school, so we thought that he could follow along and read the words that he knows. Once Jared could read the words he knew in his five verses without help, he got a game. This was the "deal" and they shook on it and everything. Well, Andrew wanted in on the action. We decided since Andrew didn't really know the alphabet very well yet, his "deal" should be a little different. Once Andrew memorized 20 words and could read them in his five verses without help, he would get a game. We let the kids pick out which games they wanted and those were the games they worked toward. Jared accomplished his goal in about 2 weeks time. Andrew took a bit longer, but he worked hard and last night he was able to reach his goal. He was so excited and lucky for us his game arrived in the mail today. Now we have a new "Deal" or bribe in place. The kids get to decide if they want to read or just listen or none of the above. They get check marks for participating and the check marks correspond to certain priveledges, such as playing games, watching movies and watching tv. So, they are motivated still, won't get games all the time--mostly because we can't afford it--and they are really starting to love to read the scriptures. Great Job Andrew!