Punishment vs. Consequences
Who doesn’t like a roundup of advice, and The Week has a nice selection for you. We especially love #3, which explains the difference …
End the Day in a Positive Way
We love this article from HuffPo, and the whole idea of ending the night, the week, the month… all of it… on a positive …
Introducing Kids Requests: Now Kids Can Give Themselves Smiles and Frowns!
Are you ready? Are you set? Because this one has been a long time coming… Now your kids can submit their own Smiles and …
More Positive Parenting Tips
As we’ve mentioned, we want Smiles & Frowns to be more that just another rewards chart. We want it to be the best tool …
Introducing Our SPREE™ Distance Learning Board. Because We’re Dads.
Like a lot of parents out there, the Dads here at Smiles & Frowns have been heading towards the new school year with a …
And Now… the News!
While we’re putting the finishing touches on our next release – which will make customizing your boards even easier – we thought we’d start …
Can You Download A Little Sanity? Sure You Can!
Hello world, and welcome to Smiles & Frowns! What started off as a real Mom and Pop and Three Crazy Kids story has lead to a super easy-to-use new app – loaded with unique features – that we hope can restore a little more peace and quiet to the lives of parents everywhere.
An Economy of Behavior, A Formula for Success
At the heart of Smiles & Frowns is a simple formula that matters a lot: Smiles – Frowns = Reward-buying power. To tell you …
Six Ways Smiles & Frowns is (Possibly) Reinventing Rewards Charts
If you’re a parent, you’ve been here before. On some fridge, on some wall, at some time, you’ve put together some kind of rewards chart …
For Best Results: Review, Reset and Repeat
As I’ve mentioned before, we’re trying to make Smiles & Frowns the best tool to help busy parents and teachers create great behavior plans. …