Now that Jack is 2 and a half, I'm beginning to get concerned that he hasn’t yet woken up one day and decided to potty train himself by dinner time. Which has pretty much been my potty training plan to date. Mission: Wait for Toddler Inspiration.
At Playgroup yesterday, the subject came up, as I'm sure it does in every 2-3 year old playgroup on the planet. One woman said she was amazed at how easy it was. That she made a little chart and the child got stickers for going and the stickers added up to a reward. Within a week, he was trained.
"What kind of reward?" I asked, evaluating just how much funding this reward system approach would take. V-smile systems? High end tricycles?
"Oh, you know, like 5 M&Ms or being allowed to watch a video", she said
Hmmm. I'm trying to imagine Jack waiting for 5 stickers to pile up to earn those rewards. Based on that list, Jack gets rewarded all the time. Like when Mommy wants to read the newspaper. Or when Mommy wants him to stop crying for M&Ms.
Please snip and send any extra diaper coupons you may have, it appears that I will be needing them for a long long time to come.
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I'm in the same boat as you! Only I also have a 3 month old baby so I have a financial motivation to get my 2 y.o. out of diapers. However, it's not going so well. And I don't think the stickers would work for us either. Like you, she gets rewarded all the time! LOL
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