6)      Be Flexible with Rewards

Adding variety to your rewards will help to keep your child interested.  You can change the rewards without changing the rules.  Although the program will work exactly the same, maybe your child hands in homework all week and the reward will be to go out for ice cream this weekend.  Next weekend you might want to have a different reward, maybe renting a favorite movie.  If your children are older, they may be more interested in working toward a longer-term goal they have, such as purchasing a MP3 player.  Make sure the goal is not something they will take too long to accomplish or they will lose interest.  Try to help them find a shorter-term goal.

7)      Move On

As your child begins to master the behavior you originally began to work on, wean them off rewards for that behavior.  Then choose one additional behavior and begin again at Step 2.