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‘I get a gold star when I go to the gym’: the adults using sticker charts for motivation

From doing chores to staying away from exes, some adults are buying sticker charts to help stick to their goals Tell us: is it OK to date a friend’s ex? We want to hear from you There is a sticker chart on ...

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From doing chores to staying away from exes, some adults are buying sticker charts to help stick to their goals Tell us: is it OK to date a friend’s ex? We want to hear from you There is a sticker chart on ...

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According to The Guardian’s source item, ‘I get a gold star when I go to the gym’: the adults using sticker charts for motivation, From doing chores to staying away from exes, some adults are buying sticker charts to help stick to their goals Tell us: is it OK to date a friend’s ex? We want to hear from you There is a sticker chart on the kitchen cupboard in the Gray family home in Birmingham, England – the two Gray children, aged four and 10, get excited when it’s time to add another gold star. But they aren’t being rewarded for brushing their teeth or learning their spellings; this is someone else’s chart entirely. “They know that mommy gets a gold star when she goes to the gym,” says Bek Gray, a 33-year-old healthcare professional who has been using sticker charts to motivate herself for one and a half years. Continue reading…

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