1. Less Whining

Currently, you may be experiencing endless whining, crying, and even tantrums until your child gets their way - whether that is for more iPad time or to simply sit down for dinner. This interaction is exhausting, and it is easy to give in to your child, but this only teaches your child that whining and pleading work for them to get their way. This begins the negative cycle – whining, giving in, nagging and repeat – with nothing getting done except for exhaustion, and hurt feelings.

Nudge will help you establish healthy boundaries via The Golden Rule. Your child will soon learn that whining, crying and tantrums will NO LONGER WORK to get their way. Your child will learn that if they want to earn any extra privileges, when they complete their responsibilities and earn it through the Nudge system.

2. More Motivated

Right now, it may be laborious to get your child to get anything done - such as homework or basic chores. Their behaviors are likely dependent on you constantly reminding them to get things done.

With Nudge, your child will first be motivated by the rewards they can unlock and their ability to customize their Nudgee character with earned points. This external motivation (from the rewards and character) will slowly turn into internal motivation when your child feels the empowerment from goal attainment and skill acquisition.

3. More Consistent

Your child’s routine may be inconsistent right now. Bedtime is supposed to be 8pm but often bleeds to 9-9:30pm before you know it. Or 7:30am is the time to be out the door for school and you often find yourself chasing your child to pack their bags and run out the door by 7:45am.

Nudge will help you tackle these problems by giving your child clear rules and goals to achieve - such as bedtime routine to be completed by 8pm or to pack their backpacks the night before. Not only will Nudge help clearly define what is expected of your child but it will also incentivize them to complete their tasks on time and consistently.

It is important to remember this transition will not be painless. Just like a new workout routine or diet, there will be growing pains. Progress will come in waves but will move generally in an upward direction. During this time, you will find that your children will test and challenge you to maintain the same dysfunctional interpersonal dynamics. They will continue ignoring your requests and expecting you to endlessly repeat yourself as you’ve done in the past. They will whine or cry which leads to frustration, punitive measures, and lastly, guilt.

If you persist and adhere to the Golden Rules of “only rewarding points when the task is executed the first time you ask or completed independently” then you will be rewarded with positive changes in your child’s daily routines and behaviors, leading to a healthier relationship with you.