Basua Bucks

Basua Bucks are my latest attempt at positive reinforcement, discipline, and trying to teach my kids hard work. Let’s not forget doing a job right and learning responsibility. I got the idea from Nik’s school. His teacher gives Camo Cash for good work and behavior in class. Nik loved the idea and would do anything to get and keep Camo Cash. Well, I thought it might work at home too. So now we have Basua Bucks! The kids can earn coins and dollars for doing work around the house, helping me, being good at the store, and just being good really. There are consequences for poor behavior as well. They can lose bucks the minute bad behavior creaps in. I have boxes taped to the pantry door to collect the money. It looks like this…

Then every other day or so I open the Basua store.
 

This store has candy, toys and other treats like getting to rent a movie or going to McDonald’s with Dad. Everything has a price. They kids love to buy what they want. They work hard to earn Basua Bucks. When I ask for the jackets to go in the closet, the jackets actually go in the closet (we are still working on hangers!). We’ve been doing it for a couple weeks and it is working really well. Tears stop at the mention of losing bucks!