Reward System...Potential Bust??

We decided to pull out another tool in our effort to potty-train Brady in time to change schools in August. I know..he will make this decision on his own just like Connor did. Doesn't hurt for us to throw a little encouragement his way. However, Brady has a different plan in mind AND is a little too smart and stubborn for his own good.

We decided to introduce a reward chart that would earn Brady a trip to Chuck E Cheese (his idea one day as we passed by CC). I found out that CC had reward charts on their site, so I printed one for both Brady and Connor. A little brotherly competition is always good, especially since they already create their fair share (with EVERYTHING).

I explained to the boys what the reward was and then explained that Brady would earn stickers for potty-training and Connor would earn stickers for getting dressed (something he needed to start doing). They thought that was a great idea, was really excited about it, and kept talking about how they were going to get stickers.

Okay, let's see some action! Connor started out good. He quickly realized that Brady was not playing along, so to up the ante, we told Connor that if he got his stickers first that he would not have to wait and could go with a friend. On Monday, Connor declared that he was only working on his chart on Sat and Sun, which we quickly pointed out it would be 7 weeks before he would be rewarded. He has made up some of that time since with counting the morning and the evening (PJs).

So, what about Brady, you ask? He gets himself dressed now and thinks he should be able to earn stickers for that because he just can't go potty. I made the mistake of giving him a sticker for that in hopes it would motivate him to get more stickers on his chart with his "real" goal. Nope, not a chance! He tells everyone that he is earning stickers for getting dressed, not potty training.