I’m trying to potty train our son, who is 2 1/2. I’ve tried different forms of rewards for going potty but nothing really caught his fancy. That is until we were at a festival and he got a temporary tattoo.
Today he told me he wanted to use the potty, so I took him in. He got bored after 30 seconds and wanted off. I told him if he stayed on and went poop I’d give him some stickers. He didn’t care, so I told him I’d get him some temporary tattoos tomorrow if he went poop. That did the trick, and a few minutes later I was praising my boy for going potty.
I talked to my husband via email,he just hasn’t responded back yet. What do you reckon?
He’s seen my our tattoos. My husband and I both have them, though they’re in places that are covered by clothing.
I have no qualms about other people seeing him with temporary tattoos. It would take a real idiot to assume I really let my kid get tattoos. They’re just like stickers, right?
Also, I refuse to act mad at my son because he doesn’t want to use the potty. That’s cruel and in my opinion, will do more harm than excellent. I was hoping to keep this open to actual parents, not kids who don’t have children of their own. Thanks. LOL
Also, about stickers, we tried them, he just didn’t care. I have 4 stickerbooks and hundreds of stickers that are gathering dust on my desk, LOL. Most of them end up stuck on my hardwood floor if he does want to play with them, LOL.
Are temporary tattoos an ok reward while potty training a 2 1/2 old boy?
