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Another strategy to address attention seeking behaviors in children is differential reinforcement [1].

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Overall, attention seeking is an under-researched concept [2] however some potential origins and causes for attention seeking children are discussed. For children, origins of attention seeking are varied across authors. [2] Some propose parent-child interactions [3], parent or peer rejection [2], or parental absence. [3] Further causes could be developmental delay, anxiety, or hyperactivity [2].


Below is a new section on differential reinforcement

Differential reinforcement is a common technique to decrease unwanted behaviors [1]. Differential reinforcement emphasizes increasing appropriate behaviors instead of focusing on decreasing unwanted behaviors [1]. Differential reinforcement replaces unwanted behaviors with behaviors that have the potential to benefit an individual's quality of life [1]. Attention seeking behaviors may be seen as unwanted and differential reinforcement is one way to approach decreasing these types of behaviors.

  1. ^ a b c d Petscher, Erin S.; Rey, Catalina; Bailey, Jon S. (2009-05-01). "A review of empirical support for differential reinforcement of alternative behavior". Research in Developmental Disabilities. 30 (3): 409–425. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2008.08.008. ISSN 0891-4222.
  2. ^ a b c d Mellor, Nigel (2005). "Attention seeking: The paradoxes of an under-researched concept" (PDF). Educational & Child Psychology. 22: 94–107.
  3. ^ a b Dawson, R. L. (1985), Dawson, R. L. (ed.), "Attention Seeking Behaviour", Teacher Information Pack 1: Behaviour, London: Macmillan Education UK, pp. 33–40, doi:10.1007/978-1-349-08997-0_3, ISBN 978-1-349-08997-0, retrieved 2020-10-20