They told me to try it as a reward from the beginning. I didn’t listen. I don’t believe you should use food as a reward with kids. But the potty training wasn’t going so well. I held out, thinking it’s just a matter of time. The potty training only got worse. Finally I gave in and bought a vial of M&M Minis. I gave Cole one mini M&M for shishi on the potty, and 2 for doodoo. I put one vial in our bathroom at home, and one in my purse for whenever we went out. In school, the teacher kept a chart of how many times he used the potty, with a happy face for each time. When I picked him up from school, we would take out the chart and I would put an M&M on each happy face so he would associate it easily. And wouldn’t you know it, it worked. After 2 vials, we were fully potty trained. So I’m not saying, yea, go ahead and reward with food, and I don’t usually tell parents to give their kids M&Ms. But you have to find what motivates your kid and use that to your advantage. Cole isn’t going to die because of 2 small vials of M&M minis...as long as he’s not still asking for his potty reward at age 30.
