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Positive Time Chart

Job and Family Services - Foster Family Training

The ABC’s of Positive Parenting for Foster Parents

Positive Time Chart

 

Briefly describe what you did during your TEN MINUTES of POSITIVE TIME with your youth today.	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
	Went for a walk	Talked over a snack	Played Monopoly	Went to playground	Went jogging	Worked on a model	Rode to the store together & talked
Indicate by number (see below) the quality of your interactions with your youth today:	2	2	1	2	2	1	3
Write one positive thing your youth did today which you complimented:	Helped with dishes	Wrote a terrific story for English class	Asked permission to go to park	Played with younger brother nicely	Cleaned his room with no reminders	Volunteered to help with dinner	Kept his cool when scolded for coming in late

 

POSITIVE TIME is time with your youth which is wholly positive. It should be made a special part of each day and occur regardless of your youth's behavior.

Quality of Interactions:

1 = Very Positive (I praised my youth at least three times more than I criticized him/her and my praise rate was high)

2 = Somewhat Positive (I praised my youth more than I criticized him/her)

3 = Neutral (I praised my youth about he same number of times I criticized him/her)

4 = Somewhat Negative (I criticized my youth more than I praised him/her)

5 = Very Negative ( I criticized my youth at least three times more than I praised him/her and my criticism rate was high)

 

Other Comments: He has volunteered to help a lot with the chores this week. He seems to be feeling more a part of the family now. I was upset with him Sunday over his behavior at church. He pulled it together that afternoon - even when I got on him for coming in late!