I am potty training my two year old, I am wondering what are some rewards I can give him for doing a good job?

Answer 1

a hug, a kiss a high 5. A " Alright! You are a big boy now! Cool dude!" Do not reward with stickers or candy. It is dumb! Not needed! Were you rewarded with stickers or candy for potty traing or anything else? Don't do it!

Answer 2

The thrill of clean and dry underwear would work for me ;)
Seriously...have a 3 year old and just went thru that. What my wife and I did was just let her see us whenever we went potty. Then she wanted to be a "big girl" and use the potty....so we told her that she had to always use it since she was going to be a big girl. Knock on wood we have NEVER had a night time accident. During the day only about 3-5 pee pee accidents...never poop. We always made sure that when she went on the potty that we told her what a great job she did and how we were proud of her.
Another piece of advice...don't use a small potty seat....I have seen SO MANY parents that have to haul these things around in their SUV because the kids will not go on a big toilet. Start them on the big one and they will never know the little ones exsist. This makes it easy to keep potty training even if you are out shopping. Any regular toilet should be quick and easy to find. You are welcome :)

Answer 3

We tried the sticker chart. I made one with my digital camera to show each step that he needed to follow (flushing, washing your hands, putting his pants back on, etc). It was great for teaching each step as a process. After he filled up the sheet we would make cookies or do something special. The treats weren't really immediate enough and didn't help all that much.

I finally just got a jar of candy for him. It worked better, but the best thing I did was just take away his diapers once I knew he was capable enough. After that he was doing great with #1, but still messing his pants (not fun to clean out of underwear). So we bought a special treat for when he successfully pooped on the potty. He's had 1 accident since then.

Good luck and don't be afraid of trying something new if what you're doing isn't working.

Answer 4

When my son was two, we had a "good job" chart, listing a number of the milestones we were working on at the time. We would add a sticker each time he did a "good job" and when he got a certain # of stickers, we would get him a bigger reward. (The dollar store gets you a lot of bang for your buck with a toddler!)

Above all, remember kids potty train when they are ready...don't be discouraged if you experience some setbacks along the way.

Answer 5

A tattoo generally works well for the toddler thats not afraid of needles. For the toddlers that are afraid of needles, and for the parents that don't want to see their little darlings running around looking like little Tommy Lees...

rewarding them with something physical, whether it be a toy or food will only help create a headache for you in the future... the "I wants." Instead of providing your kid something tangible just let them know how happy you are and make it seem like a big deal that they made a poop or peepee in the toilet. Sometimes the biggest reward is making someone else happy... especially mom and dad. You may feel kinda foolish but you will be much happier with the end results!

Answer 6

Whenever my son goes in his potty, I give him what we call a 'Potty Snack'. I've got a little basket filled with candy (like those small bags of skittles), basically something that he doesn't get on a regular basis. When he gets done, he gets to flush the potty, he gets a high five, we jump up and down yelling 'YAY! You went on the potty!" and then he usually runs to the kitchen for a Potty snack.

Answer 7

I have a 2 yr old too and he loves his goody bag. I put stickers cut up in there and he can stick them on his chair. sometimes he wants to sit and sometimes not. Some kids are slower at potty training than others. If he's 5...then yah push it a bit...but at 2...it's normal for boys to be delayed in potty training.

I also have the "happy dance" that he only gets when he goes potty. OMG it's so tiring.....but he LOVES it! and that's the point. do what your kid LOVES.

Answer 8

You know my son never understood the reward system. But everytime he went we would jump up and down and clap our hands and say you did it and high five him.
He potty trained (even night potty trained) within one pack of PullUp's.
He is 2.5.
Dont get frustrated though its common for some boys not to take to right away.
good luck.

Answer 9

My daughters favorite thing in the world was M&Ms when she was being potty trained 8 months ago, it was something she'd only tried a couple of times and when we had a neighbours son who had just conquered the almight toilet, she was intruiged and wanted to be just like him. So our incentive became the M&Ms, no not exactly THE best incentive but it's something that worked for us. Everytime I went to the bathroom I took her and sat her on her potty, I would ask her continuously and when she went, (we had bought a big bag of M&Ms) she would get 4 little M&Ms. It worked perfectly for us.
Good Luck

Answer 10

Establish some word or phrase with your two year old that causes them to laugh when you say it. That is the reward. I have found that children at this age respond very well to repetition with their parents.
Take them into the bathroom and sit them down on their training toilet. Say the word over and over to them waiting for them to laugh each time. This will make a connection in their mind between fun and sitting on the toilet. They will grow tired of the words, so create new words that will get a positive reaction from them. You could do this each morning with them and each time you have to change their diaper, so they associate going to the bathroom with something fun.