I was raised in a blue collared home growing up. My parents always put an emphasis on “nothing in life is free” and “everything worth having is worth working for”. As a result, from a very early age they put me to work. To this day, I can accredit my hard work ethic to the shaping that my parents conducted during my childhood. My behavior was impacted by shaping because I would never expect to be given money for free. If I wanted a candy bar at the store it required me to pull weeds. If I wanted a $20.00 toy, then I would have to work multiple jobs so that my parents would pay me .50. Then I would have to exhibit patience by saving up the money that I earned to buy the toy. Miltenberger explains the process of shaping by explaining that, “You
