So now you have your chore and behavior charts all set up. Now what?

Create a reward chart for your children.

You will see a tab between Tasks and Bonus on each child’s account that says Rewards. Click on it and you will pull up the Reward options.

Click on New Goal.

Create New Reward.

Now you have the option of adding new goals and rewards that are customized specifically for your child. Not only that but you are able to assign the handipoint value for the reward. Here you can see I added Go to the movies as a reward with a handipoint value of ten.

Right below the Create a New Reward on the page is Popular Rewards with a drop down menu alongside of it.

The first is allowance. Here you are able to set the handipoint to allowance dollar ratio. (Please note that you should click the My Account link to configure the default point amounts for all reward catalog items. This will simplify your set-up.)

If you click on Family Fun, you will get the options of making an ice cream sundae, going for a bike ride, having a picnic, and remember you can add whatever rewards are appropriate for your family.

Click through the rest of the categories and see what you think will inspire and motivate your child.

After setting this up, click on the goals tab. here you will see a list of the various goals that you and your child have decided upon. You can track their progress in earning those rewards.

Once they have earned enough handipoints, your child will “buy” or redeem their reward.

By clicking on the Bought tab you will see what rewards are awaiting your approval. Purchasing the rewards through the sponsored link will help support Handipoints as a free site. (Amazon almost always has the best prices on everything anyway.)

When you click on the Approved tab , you will see a list of all rewards that you have approved (there is a handy monthly drop down so you can track over the long term) as well as an accounting of the points that your child has left.

Also note that there is a print certificate button. When you click on that you will have a certificate to award your child. Nice for them to have to hang on to while they wait for their reward to arrive, or if it is something like go to the movies, or play mini-golf, or eat an ice cream sundae, they can hand it to you on the occasion making them feel as though they really are “paying” for the reward with their hard earned work.

Any other questions about setting up and using a reward chart? How is the system working for you?