At what age did you parents started giving time-outs,if you did use them?
Were they effective?
What exactly did you do..?..A naughty corner or stool or putting them in the crib or something else…??
Someone I know with a 2 year old,said that she just puts the child in their room and shuts the door.I am not sure if it is the right thing to do as I think the child will start associating the room and screaming and punishment?Not sure..
I have an 18 month old and so far I don’t think she has been in need of an actual time out.When we are out,like someone’s place she is usually a good kid.Does not touch things or create a mess or anything of the sorts.
When we are out to a mall or store etc she is well behaved and does not create a chaos,except for a few times if when wants to get out of her stroller but that is pretty manageable.
At home she needs to be told ‘NO’ a few times a day ,but it mostly works.
dont be giving time outs to E.. she is way too adorable for that
I never got a time out as a kid.. I wonder if it wasnt in fashion back then or what but I remember the stare that we got from mom.. bus that was it!!
My sister on the otehr hand, she never gave a time out to her oldest son (he never did anything to deserve one) but come second child and man time outs were routine at her house.. she used to make him sit in the room and walk away.. I remember I once closed the door on him and he screamed murder in there.. my sister didnt say anything at that time but she later told me that she would have never closed the door on him! I still feel bad about that!
with the third and fourth one, she just doesnt care anymore.. since they follow the older two who are well behaved by now, they hardly need any!! Her second child was the most difficult one, he still is
And the second one is the one who takes after you...:p...??
Well,I am not having 4 kids as of now so that is why I asked.And I am also not giving E any time outs,not for now...heheh
I don't know,we never got time outs as kids either are were pretty well behaved kids.
I got those weekly emails about toddler discipline in the last few weeks and they just left me wondering,hence the thread...:)
I started giving them at 18 months. I would sit him down, wherever he was, and he was not allowed to move for 2 minutes. 2 minutes is a life time for a little person. After that, we would "talk" and then "huggie kissie". If he had to apologize, I would make him do that first and then explain why what he did was wrong. I should have started at 15 months. I rarely have to give them now. I only had to do it a few times before he caught on.
It's important for kids to realize there are consequences for bad behaviour.
Am i the only one who doesnt know how to do timeouts as of yet? When miss K misbehaves, i give her the look or make a face where i am quiet but she knows what she did was wrong and my "face' is due to that so she will apologize immediately. Or she knows by my tone of voice to apologize and hopefully not do it again. I tried timeouts but she never did well with them (last one of a couple of months ago) and this process far better for us.
