The Bear on the Chair Crushes That Judgey Elf on the Shelf!

 How cute is this sweet little soft bear sitting at attention in his little white chair? Would you believe that this cutie is an effective behavioral tool for positive discipline techniques?

 As a parent, you can gift this bear to your child and have them name it then register their bear's special chosen name on the bearonthechair.com and print out an adoption certificate. Place the bear in an area where you kiddo can see it easily and have discussions over appropriate behavior and expectations and include the bear to demonstrate by the two emotions of how the child's actions are matching the discussed behavior plan. Brushed your teeth well without fussing? Big achievement. Pushed your sister's cup off the table because she sassed you? Big disappointment. I would be careful to discuss changing the expression each time to reinforce the action itself, not the value/worth of the child. Everyone does good and not so good actions, those actions individually are not who we are as people.

 The plush bear has two velcro mood patches with a smile or a frown that can be used on his shirt. At first glance I thought the concept was to have this smug bear in his chair judging the kids daily behavior, then holding up either a happy or sad sign at the end of the day. Or that he was like that creepy tattletale Elf on the Shelf that gets pulled out every Xmas so kids will behave in exchange for gifts, which really isn't too character building. Instead, this bear is used year round to give immediate feedback on behavior in a multitude of uses by parents and professionals alike. I have adult children and an almost two year old, so one group doesn't developmentally understand his behavior enough to modify it yet and the other well, the adult kids could probably benefit from the Bear too.

Here are some great reviews and ideas of how to incorporate the Bear on the Chair as a positive reinforcement tool in your home or classroom. 

 If you'd like to read more about Bear on the Chair's positive behavior reinforcement and how it's used, visit this link and get some great ideas from other parents and professionals in the classroom as well as therapists and those in the field of working with kids. https://www.bearonthechair.com #bearonthechair

 Have you ever used Bear on the Chair? Are you an educator or professional or just a parent looking for positive reinforcement methods for kids in your care? Drop me a comment, I'd like to know your thoughts.