Video Modeling

Incorporate the showing of the video into the child’s routine or schedule. 

If using the video to improve eating, show the video just prior to snack of a meal. When using VM for learning a skill, have the parent help identify when that skill would naturally occur during the toddler day. In each case, the video should be shown prior to the child executing the targeted skill. If the video shows the child washing his/her hands after using the bathroom, the video should be shown before entering the bathroom.

Remember, the video should be shown just before the target behavior is to be used in a functional way (e.g., if targeted behavior is washing hands, the video model will be shown right before washing hands).