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We have a very strong willed daughter who can be quite defiant and had many days with temper tantrums especially when turning off the TV or tablet for bedtime. Getting her to brush, comb her hair, change her clothes, eat a meal, pick up toys, use the potty, or let us change her diaper ( I know she's getting a little old for diapers..) could also turn into a disaster pretty easily. As a Psychiatry Resident I turned to searching textbooks and journal publications for ideas of how to handle behavioral issues with my daughter, but didn't find the guidance I was looking for. Then a couple of days ago I picked up this book up at a Barnes and Noble and could not put it down. The scenarios with the little boy for bedtime and morning describe a typical scene with my 3 1/2 year old!
The ideas of token economy and modeling finally clicked. We decided no TV (including watching on phones, or tablets!) after 8:30 and that meant no TV for mom and dad either. We came up with a system using Chuck e Cheese tokens. We implemented both last night and had immediate results! My daughter did whine for TV, but we held firm and offered puzzles, toys and other games until she became tired. We then took out the tokens and she got so excited she ran to the bathroom and brushed her teeth, then got changed and in bed in less than 10 minutes! She got 3 tokens last night for brushing, changing, and getting in bed on time.
She got another 3 for getting brushed and dressed this morning, which happened faster than ever. We had to take away 2 for not listening when it was time to change her poopy diaper and calling her dad stupid. But she got one back after she let me change her. She actually came up to me and said "I want to change my diaper now." We decided 10 tokens this week equals a trip to Chuck e cheese :-) , she's at 5 tokens so far. We thought getting the reward early would have a more powerful positive reinforcement.
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