Therapist often turn in plans that focus on getting a person to be compliant. I must confess that this idea is also not mine but makes perfect sense. Instead of working so hard to get someone to do something that s/he does not want to do, try getting them to do something that they do want to do. After a while, start throwing in something here and there that they may not be as motivated to do, always going back to including things that they do want to do. Over time you can include requests that are increasingly objectionable or difficult, continuing to include reinforcement. Before long they may be much more compliant in all appropriate areas.
Remember:
Almost no one is compliant 100% of the time, (and we worry a little about those who are). [For example, if you are working with a kid with special needs in a classroom and it is almost the end of the day or perhaps even the end of the school year and the rest of the class is off task, why in the world would you be trying to make the kid with special needs stay on task?]
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If you are trying to get a kid to do something, make sure that it is within his or her capabilities. [Sometimes we even see plans trying to get a kid to do something that a typical kid of the same age would be unlikely to do, especially on their own and without help.]
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Make sure you ask a child/kid to do easy and or preferred activities at least some of the time and on a regular basis. Even as adults, most of us don’t want to do something hard or unpleasant all the time. It’s good to learn and to stretch but not all the time. [You don’t ever want to be seen by the child as that person who only wants me to do things that are either extremely difficult or unpleasant all the time.]
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