How Does I Can Do It Work?

Dear Parents.

Lets face it, raising a family has many challenges. Getting your children to take responsibility for the those every day tasks is not easy.

Imagine for a minute having a fun and interactive planner that your kids enjoy using that makes those everyday tasks happen without the constant hassling.

Without this stress, with everyone making a contribution, relationships within your family will improve and there will be more time for FUN!

The I Can Do It! planner will take you step by step on a journey to discover how to...

• Motivate your kids to make a valid contribution around the house.
• Enjoy the interactive appeal that engages and motivates the entire family.
• Make genuine compliments and praise your children.
• Get your children to cooperate without nagging, bribing or screaming.
• Develop a culture in your family where each member appreciates one another's contributions and efforts.
• Create win win negotiations among siblings instead of needing to be a constant referee.

Let's see how it works....

Each family member has a row set up with their name on it. Once a participant completes a task he/she moves the card to the completed task card pocket and flips it over.

When a reward is being saved up for, as a long term goal, it can be stored in the planner behind the person's name card as a constant motivator to keep them working towards their goal!

Younger children may need to collect some of the smaller rewards on a daily basis as they need more immediate gratification to keep them motivated but should be saving up for bigger things to be chosen at the family forum, as well.

Social cards can be placed by any family member in someone's pocket and are a great way to address social issues in a non aggressive way and create opportunities for family talks.

Maximum visual set up works a charm for younger children or children with learning challenges.

So the entire planner is set up for them a week in advance and cards are

spread out over the day in chronological order instead of being placed in one pocket in chronological order for the day.This way they can see the pockets emptying as they accomplish tasks throughout the day.

Here is what you get in the I Can Do It! Program

The Planner

The Planner hangs on the wall as a constant reminder and visual prompt.

Children are constantly interacting with the planner! They move their cards along after every task and feel an immediate sense of accomplishment! They will be engaging you in conversations about what is next and what they have finished rather than about what they have forgotten to do.

The planner has colour coded marked prompts that illustrate how to use applications available so you can customise your Planner to suit your child's and family's unique needs.

The Planner is made out of durable, heavy duty recycleable vinyl so it is easy to wipe down and clean, when little hands do their thing!

Personal Cards

These cards give participants using the I Can Do It planner (children from tots thru to teens) a fun and engaging head start in learning about responsibility, personal hygiene and accountability.

Blue cards represent personal tasks / skills. These are skills each person must learn to do for themselves that no one else can or will do for them.

For example brush your teeth, get dressed, do your homework, take a bath, put on deodorant etc… These cards cannot be traded with other members of the family.

Like the educational and social value cards these cards teach individual responsibility, help participants become self-sufficient and build independence.

There are 180 options in this category and 10 blanks for customisation.

Community Cards

Trading and exchanging gives players a head start learning negotiation skills and accountability.

Communal task cards represent life skills that people can trade / barter with others in the family e.g. walking the dog, doing the dishes, take out the recycle bin, do the laundry, vacuum.

All of these skills are essential to becoming an independent fully functioning adult.

The ability to interchange these cards will depend on age appropriateness of the task in question.

If someone in the family does not feel like doing something, it is OK to barter with another family member and exchange cards if it suits both parties. This will help them learn to appreciate others efforts and the weight of a given task.

There are 130 options in this category and 1 blanks for customisation.

Social Value Cards

Social Value cards give children a head start in learning about core values and actions that illustrate them.

Yellow cards represent values that each participant must learn and be held accountable for. Learning and internalising values is a process. For example; own up to my mistakes, share, cooperate, be a good friend, respect other peoples privacy, make sure everyone feels included.

These cards correlate to blue cards because they are personal skills that no one can do for you. They create many opportunities for family discussions and self reflection.

There are 59 options in this category and 10 blanks for customisation.

Educational Cards

Educational cards give children a head start in learning about prioritization and time management. Participants are responsible for preparing assignments at appropriate times. Some examples are; reading, spelling, math, sceince.

Orange cards have three educational applications. They can be used for home schooling, in classrooms, or for homework where children are developing academic skills and time management skills.

Like the personal task cards, these cards are related because they teach responsibility and accountability, but are specific for academic learning.

There are 51 options in this category and 10 blanks for customisation.

Reward Cards

Green cards represent the rewards that you get when you make a positve contribution. Each player will choose rewards with the points they earned for the tasks that have been carried out over the week. The type of cards that are in the pack do not focus on monetary rewards but rather adjust what a child percieves as a reward. Some examples are; spot light in the dark, play a game, spend special time with Mum, go to the park, have time off, choose a meqal for the family, bake, spend some quality time together, go on a picnic, read an extra bedtime story, get a hug and much more.

The younger players especially enjoy rewards that involve family time. Once your time is freed up from all of the arguing, reminding and doing everything by yourself you will be amazed how much time will be available.

This teaches children the concept of providing a service and being rewarded for it. After all, a well balanced life involves give and take. This does not mean that the planner encompasses everything and that our children do not need to learn about the differences between extrinsic reward and intrinsic reward. Children from around the age of seven can do things properly for the enjoyment of knowing it is the right thing to do. No other external reward required. So the planner is a general guide that will work but for obvious reasons can not encompass this area for us, as parents we will have to intergrade this way of thinking and apply it.

There are 54 options in this this category and 10 blanks for customisation.

To-Do List Note Pads

To Do Lists are for intermediate and advanced participants. The appropriate time to start using these lists will depend on your child’s level of maturity and time management ability.

The visual aid of the cards and having each task broken down and laid out, as time indicators, should become less necessary as your child develops time management skills and matures. They will also want a certain amount of freedom and flexibility to arrange their own day.

 

Classroom Connection

Classroom Connection works as an accountability contract among the child, parents and a teacher/principal to assist the child in developing skills and achieving agreed upon goals. It is designed to keep parents, teachers/principals up to date with a child’s progress in an area where a goal has been set to help a child develop a social or academic skill.

Few parents have daily contact with teachers and find it difficult to know how a child is progressing. When there is need for a more intensive connection and ability to monitor a child's daily progress at school this is a perfect aid.

Achievement Awards

Achievement Awards are given to a participant in recognition of his / her efforts and thus can be powerful motivators.

Whatever goals have been set, it is important to recognise a child’s progress and effort, rather than whether or not they are performing a skill to perfection.

When you begin it is important to give the awards at shorter intervals in order to boost his / her self-esteem.

Awards make everyone feel special, acknowledged and appreciated! If parents are participating they should receive awards, as well.

The Java Club

Do You Find Having Support Priceless?

As part of our promotional launch customers receive a free membership to our interactive support website, when you purchase a program. You can ask questions, receive answers and visit the FAQ for a quick fix.

You decide the level of involvement and support you need from professionals and other members. Everyone is a parent just like you. They experience similar trials and tribulations and it really helps to know that you are not alone. It brings perspective when you are feeling isolated and overly concerned that your family and children are far worse than the 'Jones'. In most cases you're not. In some cases it will help to get feedback from others about where they found additional help/advice and if it was useful.

We all have challenges, while raising a family? For this reason we have created an online community called the Java Club. My problems always seem less severe when I get together with a dear friend and talk over whatever is bothering me over a cup of coffee. Things become much clearer and it brings perspective back. What about you?

These components combined create a practical and easy to use tool to help your entire family in a fun and interactive way.

I Can Do It! has been rated by the experts as a 10 out of 10 for being an effective program that teaches kids life skills and social values. It has been deemed to be the only family planner of its kind that includes the entire family. It is found to be flexible and easy to use. I Can do it will suite every kind of family and range of personalities as well as ages within a family or classroom.

My 100% Satisfaction Guarantee protects you in every way. If by chance you are not 100% satisfied with the planner after using it for 60 days you will receive a complete refund. I offer this guarantee with confidence, based on the satisfaction reported back by other I Can Do It families in New Zealand and around the world. I am confident that my program will enhance your quality of life and help your children reach their full potential.

I wish you the greatest success on your parenting journey!

Pat Baker, CEO, I Can Do It Ltd

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• Call New Zealand on (+64 9) 528-8791 (between 8am and 5.30pm, Mon-Fri)
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• Call via the UK on +44-7092-029-628

If you are not sure and would like to talk to me personally you can reach me in my office on most days.

My number is (+64 9 ) 528 8791.

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