{"id":6116,"date":"2011-04-05T21:41:41","date_gmt":"2011-04-06T03:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/?p=6116"},"modified":"2011-04-05T21:41:41","modified_gmt":"2011-04-06T03:41:41","slug":"rainbow-rocks-rewards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/05\/rainbow-rocks-rewards\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow Rocks Rewards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For a few months now, we&#8217;ve been using a simple positive reinforcement system with The Littlest Apple.\u00c2\u00a0 I felt like we were saying &#8220;No&#8221; and &#8220;Stop&#8221; and pointing out all of the things The Littlest Apple does <em>wrong <\/em>(or, <em>not to our liking<\/em>, I should say) and not giving him the feedback he needs and deserves for the things he does <em>right.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So, here&#8217;s our simple system: He earns &#8220;Rainbow Rocks&#8221; for various good deeds and things we want to encourage him in.\u00c2\u00a0 The Rainbow Rocks are put in a jar.\u00c2\u00a0 Once the jar is full, he earns a prize from the Treasure Box.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Rainbow-Rocks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6117\" title=\"Rainbow Rocks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Rainbow-Rocks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Rainbow-Rocks.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Rainbow-Rocks-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What can The Littlest Apple earn Rainbow Rocks for?\u00c2\u00a0 (You can tell by the list some of the areas we&#8217;ve been struggling with!)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>being a good listener<\/li>\n<li>being kind\/sharing<\/li>\n<li>doing things (getting dressed, etc) without help<\/li>\n<li>doing things without complaining or arguing<\/li>\n<li>being helpful<\/li>\n<li>picking up toys<\/li>\n<li>using good manners<\/li>\n<li>having a good daily report from school<\/li>\n<li>handwriting practice<\/li>\n<li>help stetting the table and cleaning up after dinner<\/li>\n<li>going to the potty without being told<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What prizes are in The Treasure Box?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Rainbow-Rocks-22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6120\" title=\"Rainbow Rocks 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Rainbow-Rocks-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"379\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Rainbow-Rocks-22.jpg 379w, https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Rainbow-Rocks-22-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Currently, it contains:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scooper\/shovel for the sandbox<\/li>\n<li>Firetruck\/construction\/trash truck movie<\/li>\n<li>Water gun<\/li>\n<li>Bubble gun<\/li>\n<li>VeggieTales Jonah movie<\/li>\n<li>Binoculars<\/li>\n<li>Coupon for donuts with Dad<\/li>\n<li>Coupon for a cupcake from a local bakery<\/li>\n<li>Coupon for a trip to the ice cream shop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other notes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Rainbow Rocks are just multi-colored vase-filler rocks from Michael&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li>We don&#8217;t ever take rocks OUT of the jar for bad behavior (though it is tempting sometimes!!)<\/li>\n<li>We usually give The Littlest Apple a handful of rocks at a time<\/li>\n<li>Prizes are all $10 or less<\/li>\n<li>The Littlest Apple has been earning a prize every week or week and a half.\u00c2\u00a0 If this increases, the prize value will definitely decrease!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/05\/rainbow-rocks-rewards\/\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For a few months now, we&#8217;ve been using a simple positive reinforcement system with The Littlest Apple.\u00c2\u00a0 I felt like we were saying &#8220;No&#8221; and &#8220;Stop&#8221; and pointing out all of the things The Littlest Apple does wrong (or, not to our liking, I should say) and not giving him the feedback he needs and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6116"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6130,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6116\/revisions\/6130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}