Rewards and charts

Why has our reward chart stopped working?

Reward charts, sticker charts, pocket money, screen time. What the research says about rewards, including the parts that argue against using them.

• Why reward charts and sticker charts stop working

  Do reward charts work? For a few weeks. What the research says about sticker and reward charts, why they fade around week six, and what keeps working.

• Pocket money for chores: how much, and should you pay at all?

  Should you pay kids for chores, and how much pocket money is fair? Paid and unpaid jobs, what the reward research says, and a UK pocket money chores list by age.

• Should kids earn screen time with chores?

  Should kids earn screen time with chores? What the reward and screen time research says, how to set up a screen time reward chart, and the traps to avoid.