Just finished the choreboard with my son and thought I would give it a try. I was worried that this would happen, but maybe you more experienced parents could suggest consequences for checking off things he hasn't done?
Taking away priviledges like bike, computer etc doesn't work or should I say correct the problem for him to learn. I am not good at the reward thing because I am not sure what to use other than money and I just don't agree with that as my daughter would then feel he is being favored because he has ADHD. I have tried to explain this but it just doesn't work, just adds more problems.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks
Mrs A

cool!

you could do one for your daughter too, if she really wants one. It can just be filled with different things.

Different things for rewards and consequences ..

what motivates him? games? money? computer time? special friend time? chucky cheese? alone w/ mom time?

For reward, use what can motivate him to get things done. The reason why bike and computer doesn't work is probably because he gets it (for free) at other times, not just as a reward.

The rewards you want to give should ONLY be used as a motivator to get things done. Example - he can NEVER get a video game unless he earns it by doing everything on his choreboard. If you let him buy a video game any other time, he will realize that he doesn't need to earn it, that mom will just buy it for him any old time.

If computer or bike is important you'll have to completely take it away from him and the only way for him to earn minutes using it is by earning it by checking off the day's chores. Again, if he gets it for free - he learns he doesn't have to work hard for it.

A lot of times this works as a consequence as well, if he doesn't do a chore- he doesn't get his minutes on the computer. A lot of people w/ ADHD respond better to all or nothing, rather than earning (for instance) 3 minutes on the computer per chore done - it should be if he does all then he gets 30 minutes on the computer. If he misses some or even 1 he doesn't get any time. He'll learn fast that he has to do them.

I hope that helped!

Mrs. A. have you seen the Love and Logic threads (http://www.addforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40080&highlight=logic) Amypaige started? There are some great ideas in there on how to motivate kids, or she is always open to PM's with questions too.

Thanks for these suggestions. I think I may have worded my question wrong though.
What if he checks off things but doesn't actually do them, like say, brush his teeth or put on deodorant? I won't know unless I check each thing to make sure. Is this what I need to do? Make sure he does everything before school etc? I did that before the board and just had paper reminders on the wall. He never read them.
If he is not honest how will I know? And what to do to correct that?

You'll have to check if he can't be honest about doing the chores.

If he isn't honest about it then give consequences (ie: not getting the reward, because he actually didn't do the chore) and hopefully he'll learn to be honest about it.