Preschoolers
Going to the park | Playing with friends | Getting in bed with parents |
Making mud pies | Listening to a bedtime story | Playing on a swing set |
Spending the night with friends or grandparents | Being lifted into the air | Feeding a pet |
Rocking | Playing games | Making noises with rattles, pans, or bells |
Having a horse ride by swinging on parent’s foot | Doing a puppet play | Having parents take a Polaroid picture of the child |
Talking into a tape recorder | Going out for hamburgers or pizza | Wearing dress-up clothes |
Playing with clay or playdough | Going someplace alone with dad or mom | Helping plan the day’s activities |
Helping mom or dad | Having a longer time in the bathtub | Riding on a bicycle with dad or mom |
Whirling in a circle by arms | Watching a rainstorm | Playing in the sandbox |
Sitting in the chair with dad or mom | Going to the library | Going for a picnic |
Bouncing on the bed | Playing outside | Riding a tricycle |
Staying up late | Going on a trip to the zoo | Getting a piggy-back ride |
Having a bubble bath | Singing songs | Skipping |
Delaying a nap | Flushing the toilet | Riding on dad’s shoulders |
Going outside at night | Having a family night | Helping to hold baby sister or brother |
Swimming | Reading a story | Mixing cookie dough |
Having a special dessert | Chewing gum | Finger painting |
Drawing with crayons | Listening to walkman | Playing a game with parent(s) |
Sitting in the front seat | Playing video game | Watching a video |
Renting a video game | Renting a video | Computer time |
Elementary School Children
Taking a trip to the park | Playing with friends | Having a bedtime story |
Playing on the swing set | Spending the night with friends or grandparents | Going to a ball game |
Spending the night with friends or grandparents | Being lifted into the air | Feeding a pet |
Eating out | Going someplace alone with dad or mom | Baking something in the kitchen |
Planning a day’s activities | Riding on a bicycle | Going on a fishing trip with dad or mom |
Choosing a TV program | Taking time off from chores | Holding hands while walking |
Using the telephone | Dressing up in parent’s clothes | Setting the table |
Camping in the backyard | Going to the library | Chewing gum |
Telling a round-robin story | Decorating the home for the holidays | Helping to make Jell-O, popcorn, or something similar |
Helping to take a gift to a friend | Feeding the baby | Staying up late |
Going to the movies, especially with a friend | Making a trip along | Playing a favorite tape or CD |
Coloring | Riding next to the window in the car | Riding in the front seat |
Listening to themselves on a tape recording | Choosing the menu for a meal | Calling grandma to tell of their successes |
Getting a promise to ride the escalator three or four times in a store | Putting up schoolwork on the refrigerator door | Buying something |
Planting a garden | Going for a picnic | Going skating, swimming or bowling |
Making something, some special craft with mom or dad | Ordering pizza | Going for a hike |
Going canoeing or camping or fishing or skiing | Sleeping in a different place in the house | Doing a jigsaw puzzle |
Decorating your own room | Having a special after-school snack | Having a special treat in their school lunch |
Choosing a special breakfast | Playing a game with mom or dad like checkers, marbles or cards | Listening to a walkman |
Computer time | Playing a video game | Renting a video game |
Teenagers
Having dating privileges | Participating in activities with friends | Having friends over |
Taking dancing or music lessons | Redecorating their own room | Skating or bowling with friends |
Talking additional time on the telephone | Playing the stereo | Making a trip alone |
Finding a part-time job | Taking the car to school for a day | Getting to stay out late |
Having car privileges | Staying up late | Staying overnight with friends |
Taking time off from chores | Having a date during the week | Getting a chance to earn money |
Selecting TV programs | Being the chairman at a family meeting | Getting to use the family camera |
Getting a driver’s license | Driving the car on a family trip | Camping out |
Going to summer camp | Getting a special haircut or hair style | Going to Disneyland or some other amusement park |
Being allowed to sit alone when the family eats out | Inviting a friend to eat out | Getting to sleep in late on the weekend |
Having their own checking account | Receiving a magazine subscription | Going shopping with friends |
Buying a tape or CD | Having their own telephone | Selecting something special for dinner |
Going to the library | Going bowling, skating, etc. with friends | Going horseback riding |
Going to a concert with friends | Going to the movies with friends | Computer time |
There are so many options but these are just a few from various sources! I pray that these will help have much success! GTG…RR~!