Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Magnetic Responsibility Chart with 90 Magnets

We love this responsibility chart!I got this for my almost 3 year old step daughter last month with the thought that rather than punishment for not listening (currently she gets a short time out or if she puts something in her mouth we take that item, so on and so forth) we would give her goals to accomplish. Since we got this it has worked wonders. The minute we got it and I explained what her new goals and responsibilities were she said "Oh no I need to clean" and immediately cleaned up all her toys just so she could move an awesome "token" to her chart.Things I like: It is made pretty well and it comes with many different types of responsibilities/good behaviors so we can easily change out the responsibilities to grow with her. In addition it can be used to teach counting and colors for the little ones who still have trouble. The "tokens" as we call them, are all different colors and we like to ask her which color she is going to pick. At the end of the day we then count how many she has. Bonus, it comes with 2 blank responsibility magnets so we wrote in two of our own with expo pens (it is like a white board material so you can mark it up completely and it will come right off with a damp cloth).Things that could be better: We didn't like that all the extra pieces are on the bottom board. While aesthetically it probably makes sense to have them on the bottom verses the top, our little one wants to try and take them off and play with them (i.e. lose them around the house or put them in her mouth). To prevent this we had to put it up pretty high so it was not easily accessible without our assistance. With a little one I think it would make more sense to have the extra pieces and blank space on the top with chart at the bottom so it is closer to her. She doesn't like to touch the magnets on the chart itself which is odd, but most likely due to the fact that she earned the right to put them there to begin with.Despite this, still giving this 5 stars. It really has made a huge difference in her attitude, cooperation and listening skills and that's all we could have hoped for and more.

C"mon it's Melissa and Doug. Their products always rock. Great quality, kids love charting their productivity, great gift from Aunt/Grandparent, super cute all around. Kids are 3 and 6 but any age is good

I bought 2 of these for my boyfriend's daughters. He was TOTALLY skeptical, as were his friends. His kids didn't really do anything - certainly without being asked directly. So I got these, not just for the girls, but also for him, to prove that kids LIKE to do stuff and be responsible!!So up they went, he and I agreed on the categories for each girl, and defined who would put the magnets on and when (we would do it as a 'family' each night before bedtime) and the 'reward' we decided after they got 20 magnets, a defined $ salary would be deposited into their 'account' (we just put a piece of paper beside each board with a running total of how much $ was in their 'account'. When they got 20, we took all the magnets off and started again! (btw - during the collection period, we did also reserve the right to remove magnets for serious infractions - like adding magnets on your own, removing magnets from your sister's board, or particularly poor behavior (being asked to perform a regular task (set/clear table) and refusing could result in a magnet being removed).We just finished our first 20 (it took 2 weeks cause he only has them part time - which also means we had to get creative and we don't use the 'days').The girls loved it!! They totally got into it immediately. They make their bed each morning, have tidied up their room, bathroom and playroom with just one request, take turns setting and clearing the table each night for dinner, work extra hard to remember their pleases and thank yous (even remind each other!) and seek out opportunities to share and more readily apologize to each other etc... Homework time has also become easier, with the younger one asking for homework to be assigned to her if she doesn't have any from school! Again, these are children that didn't have to do anything - and were never asked to either.When we put the $ amount on their Account for achieving their first 20 magnets each, we told the girls they have choices now... They can save the $ up and eventually spend it (or keep saving it) for something really big/important, or they can spend part of it and save some, or spend all of it and have none left ---- Both girls (shockingly!!!) said they wanted to save it! We had them both set a goal - the little one said $100 and the older said $30 was her goal. Next time we go to the toy store, we will remind them they have $ to spend, and they can choose to spend it or save it toward their goal, but it will be marked on their account back home so they can visually see the amount go up and down.This is interesting to say the least - but Dad is now totally on board, and it helped that the two of us figured out the rules and how this would work before hand so we are a united front.For those that had trouble with the magnets sticking - this may sound stupid - but there is a very thin plastic film on the board to protect it during shipping - perhaps you didn't remove that (its hard to notice)? Our magnets hold very wellSome requests:the days are great for families that have their kids all the time, but doesn't work so well for part-time families... So we covered the days with "Dad's Choice" and "Play with Pets" label magnets and put the stars above them. Then for all the other labels, we just keep a running line of magnets. It works fine.It would be nice if there was a spot to write the Name of the kid on the board.Agree with another reviewer about negative things "no whining" was an example. I kind of scoffed when I first read that in a review, but now I realize they don't work all that well. Kids will whine and tease etc... I'm finding the apologize to someone and sharing etc... are working better.Other than that- absolutely LOVE!

This is a great way to get your toddler motivated to do chores! My daughter loves to put the magnets on which do stick on the board well. The pictures are cute. Great quality for the price!