Don’t Shoot The Dog – Karen Pryor

A must read for educators?

Positive reinforcement – reward the good behavior and don’t nag the bag

Example when kids do really well on their work, celebrate this.

When ifed Chewbacca I simultaneously cut his nails

When someone comes to you with good news, celebrate it with them

Reinforce self with healthy ways but chocolate and alcohol

Shaping – increase behavior criteria by very small increments , higher chance of success

Improve one behavior at a time

Remember that verbal communication is not everything. Nonverbal is more powerful

Shaping people should be noon verbal and never communicated

Extinction behavior
Ignore the bad behavior eg complaining once it stops then give the person attention