For everything else, there's procrastination.

Scene:
Father driving home, listening to classical music, loosening his tie as he waits for the light to change. Splice too mother. Jerky camera motions as we watch her try to juggle her tasks. She's still in her PJ's from that morning, hair pinned up in helpless mass as she tries to straighten up, fold laundry and start dinner. The kids run through, cymbals, drum and obnoxious horn clashing. Camera speeds up to follow children into living room. They exit. Sound lowers till just muted background noise. The camera slows and pans around room taking in the tossed pillows, tangled throws, an army of medieval figurines lay where they fell during the last battle.

Voice over: Cleaning the living room. Including restoring the armies to their former glory. Value: Three blue tokens.

Camera picks up children on the second round, mother yelling something over the noise, camera breaks off and zooms in on kitchen table where papers are strewn, globs of glue are dripping onto the chairs and markers left uncapped after decorating both coloring book and table.

Voice over: Putting away all craft items and setting the table for dinner. Value: Four white tokens and ice cream for desert.

Follow mother as she goes up stairs, calling over her shoulder and opens door to child’s room. Stops, frozen in the doorway, close up of her shocked face. Splice to close up of Barbie play house where Barbie is sitting down with Ken to a romantic dinner for two. As the camera zooms out we see that the rest of the room around the doll house looks like a nuclear war head went off, the depth of discarded toys getting deeper the further you get from Barbie's dining room. No spot was spared.

Voice over: Attacking the mess that is their rooms so that mom and dad can see the tops of the dresser and all the floor. One red token.

Mother standing before children, tokens offered in one hand as she tries to get them to help pick up. It is obvious she is trying to strike a deal. One hand tokens, the other (slice motion) nothing.

Voice over: Procrastinating all of the above tasks till later?

Children, as one, shake their heads no.

Voice over: Priceless.

Children run off to resume the parade. Mother hangs her head.

Voice over: In the world of parenting bribery and rewards are a good start to getting your child to do what you want. For everything else... well...