Toilet Training Rewards?

[Fitmumma]

Does anyone have any ideas on good reward systems for potty/toilet training, I have just started training my 2 yr old & was after some ideas. What worked for you? How did you encourage them to use the potty? Did you have a rewards system?

[the_queen]

I didn't use a reward system for DD. In my view, the reward is that you don't have wet pants, and you don't suffer the indignity of having someone change your wet nappy. The reward is that now she is grown-up enough to use the toilet herself.
I waited until she was showing heaps of readiness, and it was extremely easy then because she was chomping at the bit to self-toilet. :D I encouraged it by letting her choose the potty, the step (for hand-washing and getting up on the big toilet) and pairs of knickers. We talked first about how she can choose to put her wee's and poo's in her nappy, or choose to put them in the potty/toilet. I left the potty in the toilet room, we talked often about it. I made sure she was wearing skirts/dresses all the time to facilitate easy access to the toilet. I made sure she could pull her knickers down by herself. And I didn't worry or get upset when she had accidents (nobody can be perfect at a new skill straight away).

Have fun! If your little one doesn't seem 100% ready, IMO it's better to wait another month or so. It shouldn't be something to get stressed about, for either one of you. :)

[SnoozesWithCats]

[hijack alert!]

How old was DD when you tt'd? That sounds exactly how I wanted to do it, but now she's going to be 3 in a few weeks, ALL her little friends, boys as well as girls, seem to be trained and I'm feeling like an inadequate mum :o

We've had a couple of goes of pants, but she never seems to care enough to actually ASK to go, just does it right in the pants like a nappy

:thumbsdown:

[the_queen]

Mine was 2 and a bit, and she was pretty enthusiastic about it, as I remember (seems a lifetime ago now!!). So if yours doesn't seem interested, my first reaction would be to say she's not ready yet - but you'd wanna be doing it soon, hey, if she's almost 3. Hmmm :detective: is she predictable? Like, is there a predictability to her toileting? Could you maybe put her on the toilet/potty at certain times of the day and say something like "well Mummy needs to go to the toilet, do you need to go to the toilet?". From what I've read, some kids don't show readiness until after their 3rd birthday, so maybe just give her a couple of months, see how she goes. Talk about toileting constantly though, really make it a topic of conversation every day, and she might just be intrigued enough to want to have a go at it.
Good luck mate! :thumbsup:

[Rhoxie]

We tried rewards... never again :eek:
Keeping it casual and not making a big deal about it worked much better for us.
We now treat it as just another step in growing up much simpler and no disappointments when accidents happen.:D

[jkate]

Yes we did, nothing over the top and I found so far - we are still in the process- it has worked. My DS1 is 3 next month, and is very stubborn loves the security of his nappy, this morning was the first morning (and we started just over a week ago) that he wanted to put his undies on. We have also done the praise and talking constantly how he is a big boy now, how is brother is a baby and he isnt anymore.

At first it was just some stickers (stars - loves them!!) on his hand (we tried the star chart but he took them off and put them on his hand!!) every time he did a wee in the potty, and sometimes a special treat. The first couple of times he went to the potty all my himself and was his undeis were dry, he got a small matchbox car. All this of course we used with lots of praise and cuddles!! We were worried that he would get used to the idea of something special after everytime he went to the toilet, but as soon as he started to get distracted then we stop, and havent needed to go back.

In the end, I think it all depends on the child, some children are way more easier to TT then others.

[SnoozesWithCats]

Hmmm :detective: is she predictable? Like, is there a predictability to her toileting?

that's the big issue! Not At All - between zero and three random poos a day with pretty much no warning. The killer is, she's actually quite good at wees when I get her there. She just has this attitude like "hey Mum YOU'RE the one who cares about my butt, I'm quite happy to sit in this stinky rag all day (nappy rash? what's that?)" :banghead:

Somehow, I just have to make it be her problem, not my problem. My current plan involves harnessing the Power of Sibling Rivalry - I'm going to start sitting the Tiny One on the potty as soon as she can toddle round :laughing: I have a feeling that might get her motivation up!

[Briswegian]

snoozeswithcats,
we got a potty and put it in front of the telly about 10min after having a BIG drink. DS sat there and eventually did a pee and then PRAISE praise praise....we also got into the habit of goint to the loo right before bath time.
Then he just let us know when he wanted to go and he just took off from there. Haven't totally cracked night time yet but he'll do it when he's ready.
A sticker chart or an m&m we also used to get the ball rolling, and really nice undies. Go shopping together and let them choose their own.
GOOD LUCK!!:hugs:

[Fitmumma]

snoozeswithcats,
And really nice undies. Go shopping together and let them choose their own.
GOOD LUCK!!:hugs:

Good idea, I have been doing exactly the same as you but I hadnt thought to buy the undies, will do so though, thanks...:yelclap: