rewards for a 17 month old who has taken it upon herself to use the potty

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we are using a sticker chart for her older sister - Shes not old enough to get the point of that but has decided to join in. Can you think of anything that doesn't rot her teeth that I can give her to encourage her to do it more?

We just go 'yay, well done' (for 2yo) and get all excited about putting the wee/poo in the toilet .

You don't need to reward everything with external 'goods' IMO.

Agree, she will like nothing more than to see you exited and pleased with her.

I just do a little dance to DS in a cheerleader stylee . Now he gets up and joins in - he's just 2

really? seems a bit mean to give stars for the chart to the older one (who frankly is a bit miffed that the younger on is stealing her thunder ) - should I stop giving the older one rewards? maybe I should have posted about the older one?

I would give her the same as her sister - a chart

she will like it if she hs the same iMe

I prob wouldn't have bothered with a sticker chart for the older one really. especially if you can ham up the 'ooooh look you are all big and grown up and dd2 wants to be JUST like you'. You could get her some relevant 'rewards' occasionally instead - funky pants, a trainer seat for the toilet??

I hate sticker charts

never did em

whats wrong with sticker charts?!

Surely the reward is have the option of being dry and clean. I don't use any reward system (so far) with my DD. Sometimes I say, that is right wee/poo belongs in the potty/toilet. But I don't give her things or particularly praise her.

However if you have already started with a sticker chart for your older child, you might have to continue that reward.

I would just do the sticker chart, so that she feels the same as her sister. My dd2 was also potty trained at 19 months due to her big sister being potty trained. I didn't use any rewards apart from praise, but if you use a sticker chart for the older one, I think it's only fair that you use the same for the younger dd.