Re: Assignment #2 -- Life-span Human Development

[ Show ]

Support VoyForums

[ Shrink ]

VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, [2] ]

Subject: Re: Assignment #2

Author:
Sherri Smith

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 21:42:10 06/15/10 Tue
In reply to: Kathryn Milford 's message, "Re: Assignment #2" on 22:57:43 06/14/10 Mon

>Kathryn,

I am a first time mom and I've been taking these classes and learning about behaviorism and social learning for years. I have never thought about using positive reinforcement to potty train my child. I was just thinking about what technique to use because it's getting close to that time to potty train. I will start consider using positive reinforcement for other things as well. Thanks for the advice!

Problem/Situation: Potty Training
>
>I am not a parent, but I have been babysitting for
>various families over the last fourteen years. As a
>babysitter, you are to provide the same type of care
>as the parent(s). I remember one time when I was
>babysitting for two little boys--one was already potty
>trained (around age 6) while the other was just
>getting started (around age 3)--the mother left me
>specific instructions on how to follow the methods
>they had implemented in trying to potty train their
>youngest son. I was to take the boy to the bathroom
>once an hour unless the boy went on his own accord.
>If the boy successfully used the toilet (meaning went
>#1 or #2), he got to wear this King Crown as well as
>got to eat 5 M&Ms.
>
>The strategies this mother used are an example of
>positive reinforcement, more specifically, continuous
>positive reinforcement. The boy got the same reward
>each time he repeated the behavior correctly.
>Eventually, the boy became potty trained.
>
>From talking with other parents, most of them have
>used a similar method when it comes to potty training
>their own children.

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:

Subject	Author	Date
Re: Assignment #2	Nelson Moore	12:48:40 06/17/10 Thu

Re: Assignment #2	Kathryn Milford	23:44:42 06/17/10 Thu