My four year old has started hitting other kids at daycare and they want me to make him apologize but he just stares blankly and I have no idea what he is actually learning from any of this.
More people experience this than they realize.
Behaviorist compliance training is being imposed without supporting the child's natural empathy development and emotional understanding.
“Where Are You with Learning theories — behaviorism through constructivism?”
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