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In my opinion, reward charts are crucial to the daily existence of toddler and preschool aged children, in terms of encouraging them to overcome challenging tasks or to encourage positive behavior. Tick Tock asked me to complete a sponsored post about their potty reward chart. Even though Gavin has made it through the hardest part of potty training, using a sticker chart has been a crucial piece in both his potty training success, as well as promoting good behavior to earn incentives at home.

Gavin is now 3 1/2 and I think we have been “potty training” for pretty much the last 18 months. We started an eternity ago, encouraging him to sit and pee on his potty chair before entering the bathtub. After lots of practice with that for about 6 months, 9 months ago, over Labor Day Weekend, we tackled potty training and made the leap into big boy underwear full-time. We followed some of the principles of the book, “How to Potty Train Your Child in Just One Day,” by Teri Crane.  Armed with kids potty books like All About Poop, homemade sticker potty reward charts, the Corolle doll, which is anatomically correct and actually pees, handfuls of fruit loops dropped into the toilet and 2 packages of the coolest Jake and the Neverland Pirates underwear he’d ever seen, I dedicated the long weekend to nothing but potty training.

If you are just beginning to potty train, a potty reward chart like this one, that retails for  only $2.99 and is available online at CVS Pharmacy, will help both you and your child. First, it will help you to praise and reward them for each part of this challenging process. Even if they aren’t ready to go consistently on the potty,  they could still earn a sticker for sitting, managing their clothing, and/or washing their hands.  It’s also a great way to see how much progress is being made over a period of time. Gavin’s success with potty training definitely involved using a sticker chart early on, but in getting him to being successful so quickly on a timeframe, he really needed the over-the-top production to stay motivated.

Potty training was time consuming for a few days, but so worth it. That was, until it was time to do #2. He flat out refused, screamed, and cried, so I caved and let him poop in a Pull-Up. 9 months later, that is where we remain at a stand still.  None of my friends with girls have experienced this. However, those that have boys have all told me that what he is doing is very “normal for a boy.”

We tried using the Tick Tock Potty Time Stickers & Chart as another way to encourage Gavin to be motivated to go #2, without any luck. Honestly though, we’ve promised him toys, trips to the indoor play center near by, and anything you can think of, but he’s not ready to let go of the control yet on this one. So we will keep waiting as the professional’s suggest, for the day he’ll decide he’s going to “just do it” because he won’t be going to college pooping in his Pull-Ups.

A great feature of this chart is that it hangs on the door knob. However, I would definitely keep the stickers out of reach. The first chart I kept the stickers with it on the door knob. Gavin got a hold of the stickers and happily filled it up in seconds when I wasn’t looking.

Since nothing has been exciting enough to bribe him into #2, I decided we’d use another one of these charts in a different way and reward him for going to bed easily in his own room. Even though this one is geared for potty time, a reward chart is a reward chart, and since kids can’t read the words, this one can certainly be modified to fit any behavior or milestone your child is working on.

Tick Tock provided 3 extra potty time sticker charts for a giveaway. 3 different winners will be chosen, so here are the details to enter the giveaway below.

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I participated in a sponsored post. Aside from a free product to review I received monetary compensation. Any additional opinions in this post are my own.