[The use of videotape recordings in behavior therapy in children (author's transl)].

The vast majority of disturbances of child behavior are due to improper methods of upbringing. Alteration of the child's misbehavior is therefore best done by re-education of the parents. In this paper, a model for the modification of the behavior of mother and child by means of videotape recordings is described and illustrated by a report of treatment. Because of the high efficiency of video feedback for the conversion of parental educational style, its use in behavior therapy work is recommended unconditionally in spite of the very high costs and a considerable expenditure of time.