Ok, so now what do I do with the rewards???

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Ds1 really was starting so show a desire to drop the night nappies. Did a dry night fine. I got all excited and did a reward chart with 5 prizes.
Since then he hasnt managed another dry night (finally managed to lift him for a wee last night;usually cant wake him.But that didnt work as he slept in this morning and weed!)

Shall I just stop and try when he's older? If so, what do I do with the rewards (that he knows were on offer)? I dont want to reward him for us giving up, but neither do I want to punish him ofr not being ready.

Am kicking myself; I never do reward charts, but just got sucked into this one as a one off for many illogical reasons.

I would just drop the whole thing, use the rewards for other stuff, and hope he forgets about it.

Rewards for night dryness are pointless, imo, it's not something that's under their control.

How old is he?

Thanks NQC.I know that its prob just a physiological impossibility for him at the mo,and I really dont know what made me do a reward thing, as I've never done it for anything else on principle. I think dh has put him in a nappy tonight anyway.
We are prob better off using the rewards as a behaviuoral incentive, as he's having some anger issues currently (he's 4). Any advice on that?

Hmmm ... I'd encourage him to express his anger appropriately (i.e. with words), and talk to him about anger?

There's a good book about a little girl and a tiger? Or a lion? and a little baby, that's really good ... I'll have a dig ...

Thanks. I diid start a sep thread on this. He's very good now at saying 'I'm sooo angry...' after we had a discussion a few weeks ago, but then he gets in a strop etc too Having said that, I've had him one on one today, and he's been an angel!