We have been having a lot of trouble with our soon-to-be four year old. My solution was a behavior chart. I did a web search, but couldn't really find anything that I liked.
Here is what I came up with- it looks complicated, but really isn't. My daughter grasped the idea pretty quickly, we will see how well it works once the novelty wears off. I think it will work pretty well, as it is based on a system that I have used or seen used in several schools at various grade levels.
Basically, she has periods of time (wake up- snack, snack- lunch, after nap-dinner, dinner-bed time, with meals and bed-time being separate periods due to having particular problems at these times) and her behavior is rated. Great behavior (green card) is rewarded, and bad behavior (red and black cards) are punished. She can buy rewards with her good behavior (such as extra TV time, special activities or treats, privileges, etc. I tried to keep it from being too materialistic, just because I don't want to have to buy a bunch of stuff, and we already have too much crap in the house!)
After a really bad evening, which involved losing both story and TV time, she has already asked me to take away her black cards, and was happy this morning when her chart was blank again.
A little on making this: I used construction paper, packing tape, and sharpie. I didn't use a ruler or a paper cutter (though I did wish that I had access to a laminating machine!)
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