Post by melonie on Mar 17, 2011 12:00:32 GMT -5
Years ago when my oldest daughter was about 2, I attended a child behavior seminar. I had a bratty kid, and was looking for a better way to deal with her.
The speaker taught a child rearing method that reminds me of positive reinforcement dog training.
He said to 'catch the child being good'. If he's playing nicely by himself, ruffle his hair, give him a hug, or some other sort of low key attention. Make a big deal out of accomplishments etc.
There is a lot more to it obviously, but he said that if you always catch the unwanted behavior and give attention to it, that is what you will get more of. Start paying attention to the behavior we want and that is what you will see more often.
It works for kids, and it works for dogs!
When we got Gizmo, he wasn't potty trained... I really had no idea on how to accomplish the task, other than put him on a schedule. He didn't' know what 'potty' or 'outside' meant. So I always used the term go outside and potty. When he'd pee or poo I would act like a happy idiot saying good potty! In no time he knew what potty, and outside meant, and he knew what he had to do out there. I think that method worked a lot better then rubbing a dogs face in the mess inside or scolding etc.
I'm a fan of squirt bottles! It's a good distraction for my water hating lab!
The speaker taught a child rearing method that reminds me of positive reinforcement dog training.
He said to 'catch the child being good'. If he's playing nicely by himself, ruffle his hair, give him a hug, or some other sort of low key attention. Make a big deal out of accomplishments etc.
There is a lot more to it obviously, but he said that if you always catch the unwanted behavior and give attention to it, that is what you will get more of. Start paying attention to the behavior we want and that is what you will see more often.
It works for kids, and it works for dogs!
When we got Gizmo, he wasn't potty trained... I really had no idea on how to accomplish the task, other than put him on a schedule. He didn't' know what 'potty' or 'outside' meant. So I always used the term go outside and potty. When he'd pee or poo I would act like a happy idiot saying good potty! In no time he knew what potty, and outside meant, and he knew what he had to do out there. I think that method worked a lot better then rubbing a dogs face in the mess inside or scolding etc.
I'm a fan of squirt bottles! It's a good distraction for my water hating lab!
I look forward to learning much here