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PT and weaning from "candy" Q

kittylovekittylove member
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Like many others here we used a small treat to get Riley to PT. Now that we are firmly in undies and I feel like it is going well, I want to stop giving him so much candy. When we are out and about he doesn't ask for it anymore except for going #2, but at home he wants it each time (#1 or #2). I think this is partly because we hung our treat bag above the potty so he saw it each time and it reminded him. But I took it down 3 days ago and he still asks each time. Reward charts aren't something he gets excited about, nor are stickers and he has a really hard time with the concept of 5 days dry = toy. If you used candy how long till DC stoped asking for it? Any suggestions on helping him give up the candy reward?

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  • alibee09alibee09 member
    I think time will make it fade from his mind. K was the same way and while I didn't time how long it took her to stop asking -- sometimes she still does, but rarely -- it did taper off once we stopped offering it.
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  • jsugrinjsugrin member

    After things were in the solidly successful camp I just didn't buy more when we ran out.  As we were running out I would try to distract, sometimes he just forgot and didn't ask and sometimes I could say " oh you don't need a treat anymore to help you remember look at how great you are doing" and I talked about how when we ran out there would be no more treats for pottying.  We didn't have any problems.

    Then when Cooper PT'd Andrew got back into I should get a treat too!  ::sigh::: we weaned off treats more quickly and luckily Andrew was older and "more" rational at that point.

    Are you concerned that if you just don't  buy more that he'll regress or that he'll flip his *** ?

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  • ashleyhuneyashleyhuney member
    imagealibee09:
    I think time will make it fade from his mind. K was the same way and while I didn't time how long it took her to stop asking -- sometimes she still does, but rarely -- it did taper off once we stopped offering it.
    Agreed. We did treats for potty too and it went away on it's own, rather quickly if I remember. Give it a little time, I bet he'll stop asking.
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  • kittylovekittylove member
    imagejsugrin:

    Are you concerned that if you just don't  buy more that he'll regress or that he'll flip his *** ?

    That he will flip his ***, and regress.

    Thanks everyone for the encouragement. I know part of the issue is that Ryon pushed the candy this weekend while I was recovering from having my wisdom teeth out. We are on the same page now and it is helping!

     

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  • Kellina71Kellina71

    imageashleyhuney:
    imagealibee09:
    I think time will make it fade from his mind. K was the same way and while I didn't time how long it took her to stop asking -- sometimes she still does, but rarely -- it did taper off once we stopped offering it.
    Agreed. We did treats for potty too and it went away on it's own, rather quickly if I remember. Give it a little time, I bet he'll stop asking.

    I agree!  Just as all those thing that you thought would last forever- it will be a phase.  Not sure how much you give him, but if you could cut it down to maybe one m&m each time (or s'thing tiny like that), that may be easier for him to give up.  For some reason my kids don't get the fact that bigger candy is somehow better.... so one m&m would be just as exciting as a big cookie.  :)  GL!!!

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  • kittylovekittylove member
    imageKellina71:

    imageashleyhuney:
    imagealibee09:
    I think time will make it fade from his mind. K was the same way and while I didn't time how long it took her to stop asking -- sometimes she still does, but rarely -- it did taper off once we stopped offering it.
    Agreed. We did treats for potty too and it went away on it's own, rather quickly if I remember. Give it a little time, I bet he'll stop asking.

    I agree!  Just as all those thing that you thought would last forever- it will be a phase.  Not sure how much you give him, but if you could cut it down to maybe one m&m each time (or s'thing tiny like that), that may be easier for him to give up.  For some reason my kids don't get the fact that bigger candy is somehow better.... so one m&m would be just as exciting as a big cookie.  :)  GL!!!

    I am not sure I could give him something smaller. He gets 1 white chocolate baking chip for pee and 3 for poop, but thank you.

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  • Kellina71Kellina71
    imagekittylove:

    I am not sure I could give him something smaller. He gets 1 white chocolate baking chip for pee and 3 for poop, but thank you.

    Wow!  I would give him those for 10 years if it helped.  ;)  What a great idea to use chocolate chips!  I wish I had doe that instead of m&ms.  Their cheaper and less likely that I would snack on them.  GL, A!

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  • Mrs.BoomBoomMrs.BoomBoom
    Perhaps transitioning to marbles in a jar and when the jar's full, get a toy (that way it's really visual and you may be able to use it more universally than just potty...including taking away for poor behavior) but I agree, I wouldn't worry much about how much you're giving, put them out of sight and it will fade.
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