Potty Training Chart: Success Comes Through Consistency and Commitment
The way that children react to potty training will vary from case to case and it is usual to find that some children will take to it very quickly while others will rebel and have problems with being potty trained. For a parent it can often be very exasperating when their toddlers begin to do funny things such as holding on to their nappies in great desperation.
This is when they will need to come up with some answers pretty quick in order to rectify the situation. Sometimes, they may resort to bribing the toddler that in the jargon is known as tangible reinforcement and which can, in some instances; act as motivation that gets the toddler to learn their potty training.
Encourage the Child
There are also potty training charts that can be used to potty train children and these charts also provide varied results and unless the parent shows enough commitment and consistency in using charts and stickers, they may not get the desired results. What's more, you as a parent must use potty training chart only when there is need to encourage the child to learn their potty training.
You must also be clear about how you are going to use the potty training chart. In addition, you must inform the rest of your family about the rules that must be enforced and also choose a potty training chart that is right for the rules you wish to enforce.
Next, you need to make a call as to what sticker your toddler will receive and for which action. In addition, also decide whether it is correct to give them a reward at the end of the training session, and also decide on the type of reward which should not be sweets or junk food because they will only make matters worse rather than better.
The use of a potty training chart can prove to be beneficial if you also let the child know why they are getting stickers and what they must do once they get one. You should be sure about whether you are trying to record and document the progress that the child is making or whether it is meant to reinforce (positively) the correct behavior of the potty training child. In any case, it is necessary that parents be fair as well as consistent otherwise the whole exercise of using a potty training chart can prove to be very unsuccessful.
The bottom line is that different methods of using a potty training chart will provide different results in different children. So, even if you do not succeed at your first attempt when using a potty training chart, you must persevere and even make suitable changes to the chart and then make a fresh attempt at potty training your toddler with a new potty training chart.
