Reward for Becoming Potty Trained????

Maybe you can buy sticky earrings or go to the flea markets and pick dress up clip ons.

Rewards can be big or while small they can be big in their eyes.

Congrats on the successful potty learning!

Getting to pick out big boy/girl underwear with fun characters on them was a huge deal to my kids. They loved being in charge of such a "big" decision and it followed through on the whole potty thing.

As cute as I think they look, my opinion is that 3 is too young for pierced ears. If your daughter is into jewelry what about some other kids of jewelry or a jewelry box? I always see a variety of them this time of year for the holiday season - musical, themed, amoires, etc. To give you other ideas...the big reward for my son was a DVD bingo game that he wanted. One of my nieces got a waterglobe/music box from the Disney store. My daughter wants to pick out something "Snow White" for her reward.

I agree that she is too young for pierced ears. I think changing her room to a big girl room is an excellent idea! We just did this for our three year old and he loved being involved in making some decisions, or rather we let him THINK he was making some decisions!! Ha!Ha! Perfect idea.

I think you should buy her sticker earrings (that is what she is picturing anyways...) or clip on earrings. That way she can wear them and feel special... without going through the real process.

Basically give her what she wants... she thinks they're stickers anyways. Cheap gift too! :)

IMO, I think she's too little for pierced ears. What about a special necklace or bracelet instead?

how about stick on, clip on, or magnetic earrings. They are always fun for a little girl!

A Balloon. Ear stickers.

The younger the ears are pierced, the less symmetrical they might be. Our 8yo had hers pierced this year on her birthday. It's been 6 months and she's just now getting the hang of changing her own earrings.

I think the best reward for potty training is not sitting in a mess all day. We don't reward for much at our house. Just lots of hugs. Including distinguished honor roll. The A is the reward. And then it goes on the fridge.

But my sister got her daughter ONE balloon for potty training. Then my niece had a deliberate accident and the balloon went in the closet until she got serious again.

My daughter had her ears pierced at three years old. She did very well with the ear cleaning, what helped is that her aunt let her pick her own earrings out. I don't really see anything wrong with it but there are magnetized earrings that you can get her or clip ons. Is there a special toy she has been asking for or a DVD? It all depends on what you really want to do. Maybe taking her out and letting her pick out her own underwear too might be a good idea. We did that for my daughter and she loved having the choice. Hope that helps.

How about a doll that she seems interested in? Or a new coloring book and fresh crayons (or better still, Crayola Wonder markers and pads!)?

My first daughter had her ears pierced when she was an infant - that was great. With my second daughter she had tubes in her ears and alot of problems, so we held off. About 3 years old she started asking to have them pierced - she did fine with them. If you decide to get them pierced my advice would be to find a place that has two people working - they do the piercing at the same time, and before the child knows what happened they are done.

Hello C.,

I agree with you and it's my opinion too. My mother wouldn't let me do it till I was 18. She claims that this way I really knew what I really wanted. Every year I begged for it, but now I have it there is not regrets. Going back to the questions at hand. Have you considered using real tiny stickers. I found a lot of tiny stickers in packages of 100 even. She could put the stickers on her ears, clothes, hands, or even a sticker album. They even have stickers that look like earrings. By the way, I found the tiny stickers in the Family Bookstore (or Christian Book Store). This way when it is worn out because of playing with it a lot she get another pair when she uses the bathroom again. Another idea is using a chart (that you can make yourself or buy one) that when it is filled, you can give her something else she loves. Whether it's her favorite snack(can be a healthy snack) or choosing the next family game. Maybe even choosing the next family movie. It should fall on the day you do something as a family. You control the chart. She sees it filling up and gets excited when it's almost filled. When I say control - you put in as many squares on the chart you want. Since your daughter is only 3 yrs. old, you don't want it to go as long as a week, maybe the end of the day or every other day. Whatever would fit in your schedule. You might like to use it with the other children under your care. Charts could be used for helping the children behave. Putting a sticker or a drawn star in the square for each good behavior, good deed, or chore. You can be as creative as you want. I like to share one more idea with you. When my son was being potty trained, to help him aim and shoot straight, just throw a few Cherios in the toilet. The object is he had to shoot the Cherios. He never misses now. Helps their aiming. I hope these ideas will help you. I would like to take this time now to wish you and your family a Happy Holiday. Your friend from Mamasource, Debbie.

HI C., Congrats!! I don't blame you for not wanting to go through the ear-ring thing at age 3. I didn't do any ear peircing with my daughters until they were in the 3rd grade, old enough to understand and take care of their ears and ear-rings themselves with guidance. When they were three and potty trainning our family "program" was after one month with no accidents (a sticker on the calandar for every good day to keep track) and they got the star castle of their choice. My girls are now 16, 14 and 11 and each of them still has their castles tucked away in their keepsake bins. None of the castles were the same and not one of them were more than $30. Best wishes!

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I was allowed to have my ears pierced when I could take care of them myself. My Mother said they were my ears and therefore should be my responsibility. Little girls, especially age 3, do not know what is right/wrong until you tell them. Getting ears pierced is a big deal. She will not be as conscious of them as an older child who has grasped the concept of pain and understand what an infection is. They will do as much as possible to avoid both, but your daughter will not and could end up with some sore ears.

I think your idea of giving her a big girl room is fantastic. She will enjoy that a lot more and can share it with her friends. I hated how long my mother made me wait to get my ears pierced, but I got over it and so will your girl. She needs to be a little girl and enjoy that before she grows up. Stick to your instincts. Good luck.

Hi C.,

My little girl has finally mastered the potty thing too---lucky us! Anyway, I got my daughter's ears pierced on her 1st Birthday. Of course, she cried for a bit and then forgot all about it. Obviously, the choice is yours, but if she REALLY wants it, then you might want to give it proper consideration. Just my opinion. I also would welcome reward ideas for my daughter!
Thanks and good luck!
D.