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Q: 10 Year Old With Major Behavioral Issues ...
asked by: candicole on August 13th, 2007
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I have a 10 year old niece that lives with me and refuses to cooperate with any rule. Does everything she does because she wants to. No matter what we say she refuses to follow the simplest rules. She says she hates our house but can't give us a single reason other than that we should get on to her more??? I am just baffled. I don't know how to force her to be good. We have grounded her to little kid status per her counselors and that makes no difference she doesn't care she seems to care. She seems to like being a little kid. I don't know what to do. We beg her to be a big kid. We tell her we hate getting on to her but she doesn't care. She refuses to be cooperative at all. Please help!
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TMJWorld
replied on August 14th, 2007
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Hey
Ive taken courses in behavioral management. have you tried reinforcement and extinction? perhaps differential reinforcement? pm me and perhaps if you give me a case by case scenario i can help you better.

however for starters how bout making a rule chart and giving her a star for each hour she doesnt break a particular rule. if she does break the rule she looses a star. at the end of the day count the stars she has and say something of the sort of ---ok you have x amount of stars --what would you like to buy with it. for 1 star she could have 1 gummy bear for 5 she could have a cooky. or what ever you want .

let me know how i can further help you.
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