Getting Austin to be nice to Mikayla has been a struggle right from the start. At first it was scratching. Then he moved to hitting and biting, and as she got older it went to pushing, smothering, and not sharing. One day I had the idea of making a sticker chart for Austin---he would get stickers when I caught him being nice to Mikayla and after a certain number of stickers, he would get to pick out a new toy. The idea was to focus on positive reinforcement. Craig thought it was a great idea and encouraged me to do it.
And it was a success!!! Austin was pretty excited about the stickers!! (and the new toys!)
At the beginning I said to Craig "I'm not sure if he is getting better all of the sudden or if I am just more focused on the times that he is nice to her." Everything wasn't perfect overnight but after a few weeks of positive reinforcement things started getting much easier at home and Austin learned how to be a nice big brother.
2 comments:
That's such a great idea! I hope it keeps working!
Yay for positive reinforcement! Sometimes I feel bad because I say "No" and scold Tyler alot. I don't want to bruise his little spirit. It's nice to change tactics and praise when they do good.
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