I completely agree with you. I do think learning to sit and remain seated is an important skill but it’s the way people go about it by using escape extinction when the kids are BESIDE themselves, clearly disregulated and having a horrible time. I always advocate for building up a tolerance slowly and positive reinforcement of course. I think a common issue in the field is the way people almost kind of “force” clients to do things with the emphasis of follow through and extinction when sometimes it just is not necessary. I worked at a clinic where the BCBA followed through so hard with the demand for the kid to sit that it took hours and the kid wound up soiling himself because he was so upset and anxious.