Potty Training & "Rewards"

I second all the mamas with small treats like M&M's, stickers, or even as simple as an extra story at night. My girlie was born a month before yours, and we are doing the same thing. I just wanted to let you know to not get discouraged if she is not totally consistent. Mine has gone a few times, but it was more like really good timing on my part. She seems really interested sometimes, will sit for 6 books in a row while sitting quietly on the potty. Other times, she just wants to run around "nakey". I think the main idea for us now, is just to get them used to the idea, and to learn what it feels like to "go" without it being immediately absorbed. Her daddy and I just act like fools and jump around whenever she does it to show her how proud we are. "Pee Pee in the Pot-ty!" etc.. Good Luck and Have Fun!!

We also tried the M&M's and other small treats. The easiest (and cheapest) for us was to gather up small toys our daughter had no more interest in and set them aside for potty rewards. She had long forgotten about them and gets so excited about a 'surprise toy.'

We went to a party store and a bunch of the little toys meant for goody bags. It worked well and it was fun to get something different every time. And since the prize wasn't immediately gone every time they saw it it reminded them. They were constantly telling people that it was a potty prize and were so proud of themselves.

I would recommend setting aside a special snack/treat that your child loves and give it ONLY after using the potty. Try not to give it any other time, if possible. My child LOVES goldfish, for example, so something like that could be used instead of candy.

When your child uses the potty, you can immediately give an enormous amount of praise along with the designated "reward". A sticker chart is a great idea for children who are a little older but unless your child loves and gets excited about getting the actual sticker, I would stick with a treat or toy that will give her that immediate gratification.

It's great if she is sitting on the potty without a problem, but if at some point she loses interest, then you could always give her one teddy graham (just an example) for sitting and another one when she actually goes pee or poop.

It is also helpful to keep a log posted so that you can document when she sat on the potty and when she actually goes. That way dad, grandma, babysitter, etc., can get on board and give a hand and be aware of when she went, when she should try again, etc. If possible, she should be given an opportunity to sit on the potty once every couple of hours.

Hope this helps and good luck! By the way, don't get discouraged if you have setbacks. I think 19 months is a good time to start, but many children don't actually become "potty trained" until closer to age 2-3.

I bought a book on how to potty train in one day. It worked, my daughter only had two accidents. When she had the accidents, I smiled and hugged her, and did not convey any negative thoughts/feelings. I reinforced how she is doing so good using her potty, and asked her if she wanted to learn how I washed clothes. Not only did she want to help, but she turned out to be very independent, and then insisted on picking out her own clothes to wear.

Trying going to this abcnews site about potty training in one day:

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Books/story?id=2029062&page=1

Also - try googling - potty train in just one day. Hope it works for you, too!

for my oldest, we used gummi bears. they're small & the perfect little 'treat' to use as a reward system - especially when he started going ALL THE TIME on the potty! lol one for pee, three for poop have fun!!!!

I suggest a sticker chart. Every time she pees on the potty she gets one sticker to stick on the chart. If she poops on the potty she gets 2 stickers. No stickers if she does nothing on the potty (but I would say to her good job trying to go on the potty). Once she gets a certain amount (your choice) of stickers she gets a small prize (let her know what it will be). I would start out with a lesser amount of stickers needed and work your way up to more and more stickers needed to earn a prize until no sticker chart or prizes are needed. Be patient and encourageing. Good Luck!!

I totally can't take credit for this, but I think it's a great idea. My friend just did it with her son. Everytime he went on the potty, they gave him a puzzle piece. When the puzzle was complete, he got to go to the store and pick out a prize.

I use to work in a daycare and we used smarties or m&m's. They would get just one for going. I did this with my daughter and then she was really interested in money(change that daddy brought home every night) so I cot her a piggy bank and she got 1 coin for pee and 2 for poop. She liked filling her piggy bank up and I would tell her what each coin was. she was 22months so I don't know if that would interest your daughter.