FELIX

Felix's behavior is terrible at meal times. The problem is he has a bad attitude. Every few minutes he jumps up from his seat and crawls under the table, or wanders into the kitchen, opening drawers, and emptying them out. If we insist that he stay in his seat, he will scream and cry. He is hyperactive. When his father and I are in the middle of a conversation, Felix jumps up. When he gets up, we have to run after him and bring him back to the table or he will not eat his meal and probably destroy the kitchen.

Identify an appropriate behavior to reinforce. Select a behavior that serves the same function as the behavior that you targeted to reduce. How can you change the antecedent to the problem behavior of crying less likely?

How can you reinforce the appropriate behavior that you targeted?

What do you expect will happen to the behavior of screaming and crying?