How to Introduce Time Out?

[MomFromCanada]

Hi all,

My dd will be 2 next month, and we are thinking we should start introducing time out. How is a good way to introduce this? Thank you.

[~Tara~]

Just say "No, that behavior/attitude is not allowed. You will have to sit for X time now. To remind you that you can't do that"

Something like that ought to work. I can't very well remember officially 'introducing' the idea to mine. It's all a blur by now ya know ;) Now it's just.."No! You go sit down until I call for you" *shrug*

[luvmy4sons]

For us "time out" wasn't a word that we used either. We simply explained early on that they were to obey right away, all the way, and in a happy way. When they failed to do so we physically "helped them" to do so. If they started with temper tantrums, depending on the reason behind them, we would sometimes pick them up and tell them that their behavior was unacceptable and that they were to stay in their rooms till they were ready to behave. If it were out right disrespect, disobedience or defiance then a spanking ensued. :D

[RhysMom]

I make my daughter stand in and face the corner. I explain to her that no one wants to watch her have a temper tantrum and she has to do it in the corner where no one has to watch. Normally this complete lack of attention does the trick.

Sara

[NatesMom]

I explain why his behaviour is unacceptable - and if he persists -

he gets to stand facing the wall for 2min (app for his age)

[Blessed 2 B Zoey]

Hi I have done parenting courses and I find it easier to advise than put things into pratice. The trick of time out is they have to stay where you put them for so many minutes the rule usually is 1 minute for each year they are born, so if they are 2 then it is 2 minutes. Use what ever thing suits your family best, either a naughty corner, step or a place where they can be on there own. Give 1 warning and if that does not work then take them to there place, if they get out then you have to put them back without talking to then and restart the time. I got this from supernanny, if you put in supernanny into a google search it should come up.

Any way my DD is 3 and can be a handfull, I am going to buy a kids pop up tent that will be her tantrum tent, it is easy to storage and can be put up quickly when she is kincking off. The advice that I get loads and loads is stick with it, keep going it will work in the end.

[Kensbev]

We just introduced the concept of time out. We got a special seat for Audrey to sit in when she's in trouble. The first time she got a time out, I told her that she wasn't to do whatever it was that she was doing, and that now she had to sit in her chair for 2 minutes as a consequence. (We have always used that word a lot, so she knew what I was talking about.)

At first, I had to stand guard over her to make sure she was actually taking her punishment.

After a few days, she knew where I was sending her when I put her in TO, and she's learned to stay put now until I tell her she can get up. She still gets really whiny and weepy when I send her, but when she does that, I tell her that she will stay in TO until she stops whining. That generally shuts her up, PTL.