Gendoek Pambajoen

I have already discussed the importance of reinforcing positivebehavior with our children. This point was driven home even moreupon reading the book, "Parenting With Love" by Glenn I. Latham. He opens his book with this point: "Behavior is Largely a Productof It's Immediate Environment." He goes on to explain, "Simplyput, fix the environment and you will fix the behavior. The firstlesson to be learned by parents is the importance of creating anenvironment in the home that will encourage and reinforceappropriate behavior." (Latham p.1) He later goes on to state: "Of all the consequences that reinforcethe behavior of children, I have found nothing to be more powerfulthan parental attention. Over the years, as I have worked withfamilies, I have been interested to note that, on average, morethan 95 percent of all appropriate child behavior never receivesany parental attention whatsoever. It is simply ignored, very muchin harmony with that unfort...