title: Graduated guidance delivered by parents to teach yoga to children with developmental delays.
abstract: We evaluated the effects of a parent-implemented intervention to teach yoga poses to 3 children with developmental delays. Graduated guidance, provided by the participants' mothers, was introduced in a multiple baseline design across the participants. With the introduction of intervention, imitation of the response chains increased over baseline for all participants. Generalization to novel and live models occurred for 2 participants. Results are discussed in terms of using behavior-analytic procedures to teach physical fitness activities to individuals with developmental disabilities.
authors.affiliation: QUEENS COLLEGE AND THE GRADUATE CENTER OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
authors.forename: Deborah J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Gruber
authors.affiliation: QUEENS COLLEGE AND THE GRADUATE CENTER OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
authors.forename: Claire L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Poulson
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D005793:Generalization, Psychological; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D015013:Yoga
keywords: developmental delays; graduated guidance; parent training; physical fitness; yoga