Here’s the second part of my episode on alternatives to timeout. In this part of the interview, Dr. Ablon discusses Plan B in more detail. How do you work with your child to come up with solutions that satisfy both your and his or her needs?
Resources For Timeout Revisited
- Make sure to check out the ThinkKids website for more information on collaborative problem solving.
- There’s some interesting information in Wikipedia on the topic of timeout.
Related Episodes
In case you didn’t catch part 1 of this episode on alternatives to timeout, here’s the link:
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Part 1 of the interview on timeout revisited.
5 Comments on “Episode 34: Timeout Revisited – Dealing with Challenging Kids Part 2”
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Hello Sir,
I would like to thank you sincerely for setting up thepsychfiles which is a creative and educational website. As a student studying Psychology, I enjoy listening to your podcasts especially the ones that teach me how to memorise the parts of the brain and Erikson’s eight stages.
I need your help on Operant conditioning. Are the following cases positive/negative punishments or reinforcements?
1. When a parent scolds a child for playing with fire.
2. You take some medication for your headache.
Any assistance is greatly appreciated. Thank you =)
Best wishes,
Jenny
Jenny,
Thanks for your positive comments. I’m glad you’re finding useful info here. To answer your questions:
1) This would be an example of positive punishment. A punishment is being applied (scolding) with the goal of getting the child to stop a behavior (playing with fire).
2) This would be an example of negative reinforcement. You’re doing a behavior (taking medication) in order to take away something negative (headache).
Thanks again,
Michael
HI Michael,
Thank you for explaining to me to understand the terms punishment and reinforcement. I understand the theme on learning much better now.
Best wishes,
Jenny
Glad to I could help!
Michael