Questions tagged [time-out]
A common punishment for younger aged children where a child is to sit in a corner or secluded area for a specified amount of time.
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Advise on 123 Magic for hyper or anxious kids
Has anybody that’s done 123 Magic have any experience with a child who knowing they will get a time out, negotiates the conditions of their time out? My son will know on 3 he goes to his room for 5 ...
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4yr old hitting in daycare
I have a four year old who goes to daycare. The daycare has been reporting that he has been hitting other children. They say he just hits for no reason. The daycare does not put kids in timeout, they ...
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How to break defiant cycle with time out?
My goddaughter is barely 3 years old and I visit and babysit her often, and have her mother's full permission to use time outs when I feel they are appropriate. She is usually pretty well behaved, ...
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Should I use timeouts with my goddaughter if her mother doesn't?
My goddaughter is 2.5 years old and lives in another state. We video chat every week, which she looks forward to, but I only see her in person intermittently. She is also an outgoing and assertive ...
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Screaming, crying, tantrums, pushing... how to give effective timeout?
I'm the father of a toddler boy. As the title says, his behavior is very poor. If something doesn't go his way, it devolves into pushing, screaming, tantrums and the like. I say wait a minute and ...
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Wife agrees with parenting, but is intentionally less strict
The situation is this: My wife and I are married and happy together, with one single child, who is still pretty young (5).
It is a little boy, but the question would work regardless of gender.
We ...
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Toddler, almost 2 years timeout not working
My son is nearly 2 years old and a bit hyper. Sometimes he is openly defiant and when we correct him he sometimes hits.
I have been reading that with timeout you want it to be 1 minute for each year ...
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My baby screams all day long, non-stop, as loud as he can, and he finds it extremely funny
My baby boy is 19 months old, he screams while he plays, while he sits in his high-chair, while he is in his cot, while he has time-out, whatever and wherever he screams, screams, screams and does not ...
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How should I conduct a proper timeout?
This is not a question about whether or not to use timeouts. I am prepared to have that discussion, but not on this question. I believe they have their place in a parent's arsenal, and I also accept ...
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How to keep our 15 month away from the fireplace when she thinks it's a game?
We have a fireplace and we're trying to get her to stay away from it but she's infatuated with closing the glass doors which is dangerous for not only her but the rest of us since they have to remain ...
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At what age can you start giving time-outs?
Is 2 years too young? She hit her baby brother and I'm not sure she really will understand th concept of time-out yet.
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How long should a 3 year old be sent to his room?
Our son is almost 3 years old and he's been getting worse about talking back and not obeying our directions (such as "put on your shoes" or "pick up your toys"). We're thinking about implementing ...
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How to punish "unpunishable" 3y old
My son is 3,5y old. Generally he's a good boy. But whenever he can he is very annoying at some time and just refuses to listen.
For example he will take my cell phone and when we ask to give it back, ...
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How to avoid association of child's room with time-outs?
Sometimes we send our toddler son to his room, either to calm down or because he has misbehaved and we need some distance. Our aim is not primarily the punishment, but rather to have him calm down and/...
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What do we do when timeouts are not effective?
We have a three year old toddler, and he has just seemed to realize that timeouts are nothing more than him sitting in a corner for a few minutes. He has recently started doing a whole suite of bad ...
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