Hi
As others have noted, a professional in the area is probably
required. The people might also want to look for articles on
aversive stimuli (e.g., those used for self-mutilation behaviour
with autistic children). I think, for example, that a whiff of
ammonia has been found effective in some st
I admit that I haven't followed this thread closely, but has anyone suggested
reinforcing the desired behavior?
An hour (2, 3, or 4 hours, 1 day, a week, whatever time period given the frequency of
the biting and the age of the child) ~without~ biting yields some reinforcement.
--
Sue Frantz
Hi Sue. That was my first suggestion to my former student. By the way, I
replied privately to Nancy that the age of the little girl in question is
betwee 18-20 months, so she's quite young.
-- Mark
At 09:47 AM 5/30/03 -0700, you wrote:
I admit that I haven't followed this thread closely, but ha
For a baby of 18-20 months, I think our encouragement of drastic measures
like ammonia, lemon juice, etc., is drastic, unrealistic and cruel. I think
any daycare facility that used those measures would probably lose its
license. I'm cringing at the thought of that ever being done to my baby.
Plea
Hi Beth. No, I didn't suggest any of the drastic measures that have been
suggested, although I did forward the suggestions that the center should
think carefully about whether or not this child is appropriate (given that
it's been going on for quite a while and increasing in frequency). -- Mark
At 3:04 PM -0400 5/30/03, Beth Benoit wrote:
For a baby of 18-20 months, I think our encouragement of drastic measures
like ammonia, lemon juice, etc.,
Please note that I did not _encourage_ the use of lemon juice;
I mentioned that its use was cited in the literature.
What I _did_ encourage was t
On 30 May 2003, Beth Benoit wrote:
> For a baby of 18-20 months, I think our encouragement of drastic
> measures like ammonia, lemon juice, etc., is drastic, unrealistic
> and cruel.
Well, certainly, the revelation that the child is 18-20 months old
gives a different picture, and makes one far
