Comments on: Violent Acres: Training Children Part II; Effective Negative Reinforcement http://goinglikesixty.com/2008/02/25/violent-acres-training-children-part-ii-effective-negative-reinforcement/ Baby Boomer guy writing about stuff of interest primarily to boomers, or people who know one. No politics, few rants, attempted humor. Suitably old, mysteriously advanced. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:32:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/ By: goinglikesixty http://goinglikesixty.com/2008/02/25/violent-acres-training-children-part-ii-effective-negative-reinforcement/#comment-5512 goinglikesixty Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:48:19 +0000 http://goinglikesixty.com/2008/02/25/violent-acres-training-children-part-ii-effective-negative-reinforcement/#comment-5512 @Queen of Shake Shake: Yes, I think she has two kids. But she really doesn't care what you think! Check her FAQ's: pretty healthy blog attitude if you stop and think about it. @Queen of Shake Shake: Yes, I think she has two kids. But she really doesn’t care what you think! Check her FAQ’s: pretty healthy blog attitude if you stop and think about it. ]]> By: Queen of Shake Shake http://goinglikesixty.com/2008/02/25/violent-acres-training-children-part-ii-effective-negative-reinforcement/#comment-5509 Queen of Shake Shake Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:11:50 +0000 http://goinglikesixty.com/2008/02/25/violent-acres-training-children-part-ii-effective-negative-reinforcement/#comment-5509 I read the link. I have to say while it sounds all great on paper, so do a lot of unrealistic theories. I'm sure glad Violent Acres wasn't my mother or father. But however V.A. wants to play the parenting game, so be it. <a href="http://www.violentacres.com/archives/338/training-children-part-2-effective-negative-reinforcement" rel="nofollow">V.A. is a parent, right?</a> I read the link. I have to say while it sounds all great on paper, so do a lot of unrealistic theories. I’m sure glad Violent Acres wasn’t my mother or father. But however V.A. wants to play the parenting game, so be it. V.A. is a parent, right? ]]> By: Gretchen http://goinglikesixty.com/2008/02/25/violent-acres-training-children-part-ii-effective-negative-reinforcement/#comment-5466 Gretchen Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:46:53 +0000 http://goinglikesixty.com/2008/02/25/violent-acres-training-children-part-ii-effective-negative-reinforcement/#comment-5466 Hmm, well, discipline is always problematic. Definitely the worst thing you can do is empty threats; Ben is frequently guilty of this. His problem is that he often doesn't feel like putting down the remote control or getting up to enforce his ultimatums (ultimata?). <a href="http://www.violentacres.com/archives/338/training-children-part-2-effective-negative-reinforcement" rel="nofollow">My positive reinforcement of the kids tends to be verbal rather than material,</a> and negative reinforcement is done by removing privileges (snacks, TV, etc.). Of course, there are enough times when I just howl at them like a banshee, but that's notoriously ineffective and I try to avoid it. Hmm, well, discipline is always problematic. Definitely the worst thing you can do is empty threats; Ben is frequently guilty of this. His problem is that he often doesn’t feel like putting down the remote control or getting up to enforce his ultimatums (ultimata?).

My positive reinforcement of the kids tends to be verbal rather than material, and negative reinforcement is done by removing privileges (snacks, TV, etc.). Of course, there are enough times when I just howl at them like a banshee, but that’s notoriously ineffective and I try to avoid it. ]]>