What works for potty training your child?

[semicane07]

I was talking to my mom, curious as to how my aunt got both of my little cousins to potty train so quickly. She said it was due to my aunt giving my cousins an incentive. She told them they would each get a huge toys r us toy if they could both stat using the regular toilet correctly instead of the little plastic practice noe. Within 2 weeks it worked! So I was just curious, what have you done to train your child/a child for potty training?

[Anthony F]

Potty use comes naturally, so if you train them and get them to use the potty two weeks earlier, OK, but I think it is a waste of time really. In my time I don't recall my mom telling me she used anything special to potty train me.

[vanilla_thunderrr]

My wife and I potty trained our son by using his favorite Elmo doll. We would "feed" him the same time our son ate. Afterward we would take him to the toilet and let him go. We would tell Elmo what a good job he did and that he could watch any show on TV that he wanted. Soon our son wanted the same reward. We always use positive reinforcement. We would also let our son call one of his grandparents or even an imaginary character afterward to tell them what he did. That worked surprisingly well.

[EDHAWK]

patience. when the kid is ready they will do it. just keep encouraging them. my 3 year old didn't want to be like his baby brother and have diapers on. my sister used m&m's as the bribe. it will happen with encouragement, bribary, and patience.