"responsibility" is his middle name

Recently I purchased a Melissa & Doug responsibility chart for Sam. He's been randomly asking for different Thomas & Friends engines to add to his collection and I figured this would be a good way for him to earn them while also offering positive reinforcement for good behavior since the old daycare was citing issues with hitting (which, as I expected, has not been an issue at the new daycare).

How's it going, you ask? Great! He is very proud of himself when he earns a magnet and since it has several responsibilities that you can switch out, I'm able to target things that he may be having issues with from day to day, so he is reminded to not splash in the bath or to listen to his teachers or pick up his toys, etc., etc. Check out the below video of the first time he filled up a whole row. (We aren't going by day, as the chart is layed out. I covered up the days of the week, and he is awarded a prize when he fills one whole row which may take several days.) I highly recommend it to anyone with kids around his age. Grace seems a little too young for this, yet, but I will definitely be purchasing a second one for her in a year.