Little Billies was developed by busy mother of two, Sarah Dawson. When Sarah gave birth to her first child she believed in a positive parenting approach and was an avid reader of many different positive parenting books. However, she thought these books lacked the real tools needed for a parent to implement many of the suggested strategies, which caused her to think about how she could create a product that would fill this void. In 2006 when her son was only 18 months old, Little Billies was born.
Little Billies offers parents a tangible tool to assist them in teaching responsibility and time management skills to their children through a positive reward system that works. Some of my favorite products are the Morning and Bedtime Charts.
This is the PERFECT solution for you if you have a child that just doesn’t seem to get on the move in the morning or a child that needs some motivation at bedtime! These charts are designed to depict each task that is involved during the routines of morning and night. It will provide clear expectations for your child and each magnet not only displays the action but it included the words as well – so this is even helpful to young children who can understand the behavior by the picture on the magnet alone!
The Morning and Evening Charts will really assist you in teaching your child responsibility, time management skills and even independence. And they are rewarded when they perform well! As each task is completed, your child simply slides the magnet from the “to-do list” area to the “task completed” area which helps them to understand what tasks still need to be completed to fulfill the chart. They also will feel a sense of accomplishment when each task is completed as they move that magnet over to the other side. There are tons of designs to choose from and I also love that Little Billies customizes each chart with your child’s name!
There are charts, materials and accessories to fit every need! There’s everything from charts specifically targeting Toilet Training to Daily Routine Charts. My son uses the Reward Chart including the 48 magnets. We initially integrated this into our routine when my son first started to play the Wii. He had to earn play time on the Wii and this chart worked beautifully. We now also use this Reward Chart for him to earn time to play on his beloved DS.
And of course, now is the perfect time to purchase because Sarah is giving a special discount to Theta Mom readers: 10% off your entire order! Enter the code THETAMOM at checkout. This fabulous offer is valid on any purchase now through February 28th. To stay updated on the latest designs and future discounts, be sure to stay connected on Twitter.
Theta Mom® abides by word of mouth marketing standards and believes in honesty of relationship, opinion and identity. Little Billies is a proud sponsor of Theta Mom and I was compensated for this post. However, all opinions expressed are purely my own and the content of this post was not influenced in any way.
Wow, these are really sweet rewards charts! I had not seen them before so thank you for the feature!
Awesome! As I mentioned in the post, my son is 5 and uses the Reward Chart and it works really well!
What a great idea! I wish that Twitter was around when my girls were younger…. then I’d have heard about this a long time ago!
Now they’re much older and would wonder what’s wrong with me if I used it! But… my son is 1 and I have nephews who could use this!!
Thank you for sharing this with us.
Thanks Jackie!!
This is a really smart idea!
It really works Liz! My favorite feature is not having to deal with stickers since the charts use magnets.
Very smart to use it to have him earn time on the Wii!
I need the potty training one for my youngest.
I was thinking the same thing for my youngest. It would be the perfect age to introduce it!
Love the beautiful charts!!
Thanks Leighann!
These look awesomely cute! I will have to see about getting for my daughter and her kids! With 6 it is difficult to get everybody to do what they are supposed to!
Bernice
They are super cute and I love that the pictures include the name of the task as well.
These are super cute! I use excel spreadsheets for our chore charts. But maybe the cuteness of these will get everyone a little more excited to do their chores. Thanks!
YES! I think this would go over much better with the little ones than the Excel spreadsheet. 😉
These will come in handy for my 2 year old who is reaching the point of being able to help do small things. It will definitely make him more excited to do his “chores.” Thanks for featuring them! Such cute stuff!
What a great resource, my little ones are just getting to the age where we could use something like this. With my oldest having autism I make charts for her for just about everything. This would have been a great product for us when she was young. Thanks for sharing another great product.
I’m ordering now if they ship to France.
Sniff. They don’t ship to France.
She should definitely cross reference her product using Autism keywords. This is very similar to what we use for our boys with Autism! We use laminated strips and cards with velcro, which is pretty standard. This is exactly how you have to teach ALL skills to kids with Autism. I am loving the magnet idea. She could really grow and expand her business by doing a little research into the Autism community.
Thanks for posting~
Thanks so much for your experience/input here Lisa. I’ll be sure to pass on the suggestion to her. Wonderful idea!!
Adorable! I can’t wait to put my son to work! 😉
These would be great for my son on the the Autism Spectrum too! I give you permission to mention that in your next review!!!