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Best Used For:
All toddlers.
How to Do It:
Say changing diapers is a daily struggle. Stand your
tot on the table and take out a little reward, like a special “diaper
cookie” (only given during changings). Offer half the cookie when you
start the change and half in the middle. Usually, within days, the
struggle will diminish.
A few days later, begin to withhold the second piece until after the
diaper change is complete. After another week, reduce the reward to just
a half-cookie when you’re done. Eventually, you won’t need the cookie
any longer. (Of course, you will still have to change that diaper as
quickly as possible … after all, half a cookie will only keep a caveman
still for so long!)
In addition to giving the cookie, reward his cooperation by feeding his
meter with some cheery praise and a minute or two of play right after
the diaper change. Your loving time-ins will be the top reward for him
long after the cookie tactic is phased out and forgotten.
Time-Ins: Hand Checks
What It Is:
You know how kids love hand stamps and tattoos? Well,
child development whiz Dr. Barbara Howard suggests rewarding toddlers
with a pen check mark on the back of the hand when they do something
good.
Hand checks are great because kids notice them all day and are
reminded of what a good job they did.
At bedtime, count the checks and recall what he did to earn each one.
He’ll end his day feeling like a winner! (Also see bedtime sweet talk, on
this page
.)
This idea is easy and effective, and it doesn’t cost a penny.
Best Used For:
All toddlers.

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Time-Ins: Star Charts
What It Is:
A star chart is a great way to use a little reward to feed
an older toddler’s meter.
Best Used For:
Ages two and up.