Using sticker charts with toddlers?

Question

does anyone use sticker charts to track "good behavior" with your 2-3 year old. my son is 2 1/2 and would probably love stickers on a chart he can see. does anyone have any good ideas of how to implement this plan or something else that works better for you? thanks!

i do believe positive reinforcement is the best attention my child can receive so i want to make it tangible for him. :)

Answer 1

It works really well for my niece she loved putting the stickers on. Careful tho at that age they can get into things and she would find slickers and put more on there lol.  

Answer 2

Our daycare has a sticker system, we have a monthly calendar on the wall for each child, where they can reach it.  They know exactly what gets them a sticker and it never changes.  When they earn their stickers, they get to choose a sticker from the sticker book and put it on the chart themselves.

Some things they earn stickers for are:

Using the potty

Helping at 'clean up time'

Saying "Please and Thank you" and lunch/snack

Sharing with a friend/sibling

Helping a friend with a project, and

Using their words to solve a problem

Once the kids reach a certain number of stickers (we use 10), they get a treat from the 'treasure box'.

Answer 3

We have used a few different charting methods with our 2 year old.  There are a lot on the internet but I ended up making my own since I couldn't find exactly what I wanted.  What really helped us was breaking the day down into segments, for example, if he didn't whine and used his friendly voice from the time he woke up until nap time, that was a sticker, and if he did it again from the time he got up from his nap until bed time that was another sticker.   It helped him feel like he had a second chance even if he had had a bad morning.  We also listed all the positive behaviors we wanted him to display instead of just "being good."  On our chart we have things like, went potty on the potty chair, followed directions the first time (that's a hard one right now), kind to baby brother, gentle with the dog, cleaned up own messes and brushed teeth.    

Answer 4

Works for my boys.  We pick out a goal to reach, last one was bedtime and then for each time they reach the goal they put a sitcker on their chart.  I have used it for pottytraining as well as healthy eating habits.  My boys love picking out a book of stickers at the store and coloring their own chart.  The more involved they are with it the better it seems to work.  

Answer 5

OK so get him a sticker chart and when he has a day where he does nothing bad and doesen`t get in trouble he can have a sticker and when he has like 30 or 31 stickers (depending on the month)  you could go do somthing really fun or get him somthing that he really likes  

Answer 6

I tried using a sticker chart with my 2 yr old when I was(still am) potty training him, but it really didn't work so well..as far as being an incentive.  I got him involved as far as choosing the stickers, placing it on the chart and even looking back at the chart at the end of the day, but he really wasn't too into it.  Sounds like I'm in the minority here though.  Well, anyhow that was my experience.  Good Luck :)

Answer 7

I use a Sticker Chart, my has just been for potty training as of right now. But my daughter loves it, I usually put one on her chart and than she gets one for her to wear- Cause she lovevs it. You can Buy a big book of Reward Stickers, and just take some scrap paper and write his name on it and let him help you decorate it. Then decide how many good behaviors will get him a reward, besides the stickers on the chart. But just make it fun for him. Good Luck!