What is contingent observation and when should it be used?
This is when the child is no longer able to participate in the desired activity, but they are able to watch the activities that are still going on.
This can be used when you are in an environment that it would be hard to remove the child from, for example a birthday party. This can also be used when the child wants to engage in the reinforcing activity, and instead the punishment is that they have to watch their friend engage in the fun activity.
Example: The child is jumping with friends at the trampoline park. The child hits a friend, and the mom makes him sit on a bench next to the trampolines for a certain amount of time. The child is still able to watch all of his friends jump, but he is not able to jump himself.
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