Don young children resist such structured teaching?
If the teaching truly follows the principles of ABA, there should be minimal resistance. To achieve this, before starting to implement the structured teaching sessions, it’s important that everyone working with the child establish rapport with him or her. This procedure is also called pairing. Specifically, if working with a young child, this pairing may involve a lot of play, singing songs, playing games, eating delicious snacks – basically having lots of fun! With an older child pairing can involve playing video games, listening to music, completing artwork, etc. This process is done so that the child is more apt to work with you when the structured programming begins and so that he/she knows that good things are coming. Of utmost importance, this establishment of rapport should be ongoing as part of a good ABA program, so the child will enjoy learning and continue to want to work with you. Otherwise, task avoidance and escape issues may emerge. In addition, to minimize resistance to
