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.

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 well Some 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!

My son is 3 and has been doing "chores" for a while, he picks up after himself, he puts his toys away, his laundry in the basket and on occasions helps "do dishes" and "vaccuums". Anyways, I thought this was a cute way to talk to him about responsibilities and days of the week. However, I think it's turned me into a slave driver b/c it makes him SO HAPPY to earn a "badge" for each thing he does. No Like: The list of responsibilities are vast, but not really in line with what I want him to do now (i mean he's 3!!) So we've made up our own. There are only a couple of blank ones. I think if I was crafty and motivated I would make my own with strips of magnets and my label maker. However I'm not that motivated at this stage. Why this is rad: 1) My son gets GIDDY at the idea of earning badges, and the more badges he earns, the happier he is (mind you, there is no reward tied to how many badges he earns) - he just likes saying that he did (fed the dogs, put laundry away, brushed his teeth) 2) It's a great bribery tool, "baby, you won't get a badge if you don't brush your teeth" 3) It lets him know how good/bad he's been, and he tells me "i want to behave!" Ha! 4) He gets excited about helping out around the house and wanting to do it all on his own (vacuuming, putting his dishes in the sink). I'm not sure how long this will last (so far 6 months and it's still working out), but for now, it's fantastic. It's minimized tantrums (oh, you want to flip out and be carried the next 3 miles, well, I'm taking 4 badges away if you're going to act like this). It's allowed me to give him the opportunity to do things "on his own" and we've created some fun tasks to do together. Like making waffles (he stirs all the ingredients and cracks the egg). I love Mellisa and Doug products b/c they're durable, they're "old school" feeling, and always an educational experience. Really great return on my investment.

Love the look and style of these! Very heavy, make sure you have some sturdy hooks/nails to hang this from. I bought two, one for my newly 4 year old and one for my almost 6 year old. They do take up a good bit of room if you are buying more than one so consider that in your purchase. It is not much bigger than a calendar though. We love all the pre-made responsibility magnet options, saves me time from having to come up with them on my own. I did use a blank tile on each child's chart that says "use table manners" as this was not one of their options. I wrote this with a dry erase marker and it worked very well. This gives me the flexibility to change the blank magnets as time goes on. My husband and I are still working out the details of the rewards the kids will get when they get X number of smileys. (hey, we've only had them just over a week!) It has been difficult managing the expectations too. For example our younger child is asked to "get dressed" and "make bed" which she gets a smiley for every day and the older child has "show respect" and "keep hands to yourself". We will be changing these in the coming week so the younger child is challenged a little more equally. They may not share the exact same responsibilities but if she is mastering these categories every day, we need to start challenging and rewarding another category. Magnets are not super strong but pieces don't fall off unless knocked. Definitely use some double sided sticky tape or 3M velcro style "picture mounting strips" to keep the bottom from flopping around against the wall. I hung ours on screws that were already in the wall from a previous artwork but only had a couple 3M strips left so I put one on the backside of the bottom board of each to affix it against the wall. The upper portion still flops and wiggles when I am adding magnets.

This is the 2nd board I have purchased and I couldn't recommend it more highly. The first one was for my very young grandson and we breezed through the terrible two's. We potty trained with it (5 days!) learned to have happy trips in the car seat, tantrums stopped at the grocery and toy stores, he learned not to fib and always tell the truth. His behavior changed literally overnight. Some categories he needed help with were not listed so I wrote in my own with a dry pen on the lower white board and blank magnets provided. I used this board for ages 2 1/2 to 6 and I have the loveliest well mannered, honest little boy anyone could ask for. I used the reward system of a trip or a treat for every 7 magnets in a row he earned for any one category. I carried them in my pocket so he could earn them when we were out and about. For treats he had the choice of reaching into a surprise bag filled with dollar store items and pull one item out. Sometimes it would be a decadent kind of ice cream or popsicle. Trips were to the park, the zoo, Chucky Cheese, or a short trip on a bus letting him pull the chord, a bike ride or a play date. With this reward system your child will snap to if you remove a magnet when they misbehave. The urge to punish your child with spanking goes out the window....just remove a magnet and it's devastating. They DO NOT WANT TO LOSE THEIR MAGNETS! and so they behave. If I could give this board 10 stars I would. A new little girl has come to stay with me with serious behavioral issues....I didn't think twice and immediately ordered another board.

This is the second one I have purchased in less than half a year - and no, it is not because the first needed replaced. My son loves his "magnet board" and it has brought a positive change in his attitude towards others and himself, by taking on more responsibility for his own actions & for the choices he makes. The added exitement of working towards a goal and the pride he feels when he has met that goal for the day - then goals for that week, are priceless. Plus it is fun for him at night, just before his bedtime, to go over his board with me and getting to place the color of his choosing (out of the several differant colors of smiley magnets included with the board), next to each area that he successfully, mastered for that day. He also is able to enjoy looking at his areas of success, marked with colored smiley magnets, that stay up all week until the last day. It is also useful for him to see the areas that he may need to work on. Another important note for parents is that the responsibilities can be switched out and new ones put in as the parents see fit, since the board has included a decent selection of responsibilities too choose from, even a couple of blank magnets to write your own! A great tool for any parent!

Go it for my Granddaughter. Great task manager to help develop personal responsibilities. My daughter joked it’s an app for this. I’m a bit old school.

I purchased this for my 4 year old to help with responsibilities. The chart itself is great quality. It is wood with a strong magnetic surface. I love that is has chores such as making the bed, but also actions such as showing respect, saying please and thank you, etc. This is very motivating for my son and he loves going up to the chart each night and placing a token up for each task/skill he accomplished that day.

Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!!! I wished I knew about this a year ago. My son and nephew have benefited a ton with this( age 5.5 & 6 yrs) . I wish I had started this at age 4

Firstly, it arrived earlier than stated, Bonus! Secondly, once we set it up and showed it to our little boy he showed masses of enthusiasm for it, there is a first! We have tried alsorts but this seems to be the only reward chart that has had an instant effect, we picked the Please and Thank you magnet first last night, and explained what he needed to do to get a smiley face, after that it's been please and thank you ever since. Brilliant! And well made and packafged to boot!

Está padrísimo, a mi hijo le encantó!

Great product we used it for years with a reward system in place if all chores were completed. Have since passed it on to my sister for her children and is being used there now. Still in like new condition has lasted years with no defects.

Avevo preso questa lavagnetta per mio figlio che ha quasi 4 anni ed è un po' indisciplinato. L'idea di mettere le calamite in corrispondenza di ciò che fa bene, gli è molto piaciuta. Ogni giorno a fine giornata facciamo il punto della situazione e mettiamo le calamite verdi o rosse a seconda che abbia fatto o no un certo compito a lui assegnato (in realtà sulle calamite ci sono delle frasi in inglese che corrispondono a quanto bene hai fatto una cosa ma a mio figlio interessa di più il colore e lo focalizza di più rispetto ad una frase). A fine settimana se le calamite verdi sono più di quelle rosse c'è un piccolo premio. Bè, il suo comportamento è molto migliorato in pochissimo tempo. Ogni giorno fa le cose a lui assegnate e poi mi chiede di mettere la calamita verde. E' stato talmente un successo, che ho già preso un'altra lavagnetta anche per la mia bimba più piccola.