| Subject: Re: Assignment #2 |
Author:
Nelson Moore
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Date Posted: 12:48:40 06/17/10 Thu
In reply to:
Kathryn Milford
's message, "Re: Assignment #2" on 22:57:43 06/14/10 Mon
That is a great example of positive reinforcement and conditioning for the desired outcome. I'm just curious, did you ever take away the child's crown should he fail to use the bathroom? If I understood the rubric correctly during the powerpoint this would be an acceptable form of punishment (taking away a goodie). Would like to know if the training had a second dimension to it, that's all.
>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.
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