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9.
Is it worth giving reinforcements for
success?
First of all, it is always worth encouraging the
child and reinforcements are something that
children love, and certainly create motivation
for success. Reinforcements should be
introduced into the child’s personal program,
matching the type and timing of the
reinforcement to the needs of the child.
Some children need reinforcement for every
success in the stages of the toilet training
process. At the same time, it is important not to
create a dependence between the
reinforcement and using the toilet.
It is
therefore worth building a program whereby at
the start of the process, reinforcements are
given for every success, and later the interval
between one reinforcement in the next is
increased.
In addition, the reinforcement should be given
at the time of the success, in order to create the
connection between the event and the
reinforcement.
If the reinforcement is social
(applause, words of encouragement, etc.) it is
recommended to give reinforcement while still
in the toilet, with the accompanying adult being
the only one to give it.
If the reinforcement is a
candy or a prize, the accompanying adult will