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

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Subject: Re: Assignment #2

Author:
Tonya Murphy

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Date Posted: 23:12:53 06/14/10 Mon
In reply to: Kathryn Milford 's message, "Re: Assignment #2" on 22:57:43 06/14/10 Mon

>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.

I had the discussion window sitting open for about an hour before I actually submitted my response to the initial question and then began reading the other responses. I got a nice giggle out of finding one that, like my own, related to potty training. :)

As I shared below, my family is now on our second trip on the potty wagon and have found positive reinforcement to be a very effective tool in helping our little ones reach their (or more specifically and realistically, that of my husband and me!) ultimate goal.

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Re: Assignment #2	Sherri Smith	21:42:10 06/15/10 Tue