How to use it

1. The chart opens on the potty training preset. Rename or remove any steps you don’t need. For the first week, you might keep only sitting on the potty.
2. Pick the grid for a week of steps by day, or the sticker path for a simple count of successes.
3. Type the name and reward. Use the notes line to explain what earns a sticker.
4. Pick stars, hearts, dots or smiles, and a color your child likes.
5. Print on US Letter or A4 and put it on the bathroom wall at your child’s height.

Why teachers and parents use it

• Steps earn stickers too. A child controls sitting down and washing hands. They don’t fully control the rest yet.
• The sticker path suits a two-year-old who can’t read a grid. Ten stars, one treat.
• Change the steps as your child gets further along. Start with sitting, then move to staying dry. Dry at night comes later.
• The chart saves itself in your browser, so next week’s chart prints in a click.
• Nothing is uploaded, and there’s no account.

Is your child ready?

Most children are ready somewhere between eighteen months and three years. The signs matter more than the age. Staying dry for two hours at a time. Telling you when a diaper is wet. Hiding to poop. Pulling pants up and down. Copying what older children or adults do in the bathroom. If two or three of those signs are there, a chart can help. If none are there, a chart will frustrate you both. Wait a month and look again.

Accidents and regressions

Accidents don’t lose stickers. Wipe up, say “next time,” and move on. A child who is punished for accidents learns to hide them, which is the opposite of what the chart is for. Regressions are normal, especially with a new sibling or a change such as moving or starting daycare. If the chart stops working, go back to rewarding the easiest step for a few days. Then build up again. Nights come later than days for most children, sometimes years later. Don’t put staying dry at night on the chart until the days are solid.

FAQ

Is the potty training chart free?

Yes. The chart is free to make and print, with no signup and no account.

What should a potty training chart include?

Include the steps you are working on. Sitting on the potty, going pee, going poop, washing hands and staying dry are the usual ones. Reward sitting and washing, the steps a child controls, as much as the results.

Do sticker charts work for potty training?

They work for a child who is ready, usually from about two, as long as the sticker follows the success straight away and the treat comes soon. They work less well for a child who is not ready, so check the readiness signs first.

What age should I start a potty training chart?

Most children show readiness between eighteen months and three years. Start when you see the signs. Your child might stay dry for two hours or tell you about a wet diaper. Copying you in the bathroom is another sign. Go by those, rather than a set age.

How many stickers before a reward?

Start small. Three to five for the first treat, so your child gets one within a day or two. Then move to ten. The sticker path layout shows the count and the treat on one sheet.

Should I take a sticker away for an accident?

No. Accidents are part of learning. Never remove a sticker once it is earned. Keep the chart about successes only.