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General guidelines for the program
The response of the environment
1. Formulating and demonstrating a
uniform approach to successes and
accidents (important!):
Response to success – giving
reinforcement.
Reinforcement is only given at the time of
the success. Reinforcement should be
adapted personally to each child, and be
uniform among all caregivers.
Reinforcements can be small treats,
verbal reinforcement (“well done!“), or
sensory reinforcements (a hug, tickle,
and so on).
Response to accidents – the response
should be to the point and close to the
time of the accident (such as “wee-wee
goes in the toilet”).
Do not react by recoiling, a raised voice,
or an expression of anger or frustration.
2. Ways of encouraging urination:
Offer frequent drinks in the course of
the day in order to create more
opportunities.
Create the sound of running water