Time out
Time to talk about discipline. How do you discipline your toddler? Now a days, most people use the time out chair. I believe that the time out chair works, IF the parent is able to stick to it. So how does it work? Basically, you simply give a warning to your child. You explain, “this is your warning. If I have to speak with you again, you will be going in the time out chair.”
The next time they act up, you have to put them in the chair. Giving them another warning or ignoring what they’re doing will show them that they can do whatever they want because you’re not punishing them. Place them in the time out chair and explain that they will have to sit there for x number of minutes (one minute per age of child). Now, HERE’S where the tricky part comes in. No matter what your child does, even if they yell or bawl, DO NOT TALK TO THEM. You have to pretend that they’re not there. If they get out of the chair, don’t say anything, just snag them up and plunk them back down in the chair and stat the time over again.
WARNING: this may take a long time the first few times. You may find that they will spend 20 or 30 minutes in the chair due, mainly, to the fact that they won’t sit down. THIS IS OKAY. They didn’t learn how to sleep through the night in one evening, they’re not going to learn that you mean business in one day either. I guarantee, though, that if you stick with this, within a few days or a week your toddler will know that they need to listen to you or that there will be consequences.
January 27th, 2008 at 11:36 am
Putting a child in the corner or carrying them off to their room is sort of a variation to time out. I mostly did the carrying to their room when they were toddlers. Of course if they would walk themselves even better. I prefer it because then they’re not in the same room and it’s easier not giving them attention.
Some argue kids will see their room as a bad punishment place but it never really happened with any of mine. They still hang out in their rooms and go to bed no problem.
If the time out chair works though I think that’s great. I just haven’t tried it.
January 28th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
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