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Definition:
Shaping is a behavioral technique which helps a person to develop a new response with successive approximations of the desired behavior.
Situation:
My son has a need to wear only shorts every day. This need goes into the winter and life becomes difficult. I worry regarding recess, walking and waiting for the bus and any time he is out. I worry about how this is looking in school as well. What can I do to get him to wear long pants?