Where do you put your child when they go into time-out?
@beautyqueen26 (16030)
United States
June 25, 2007 9:20pm CST
So, I've finally given in to the pressure and am now trying out the Super Nanny time-out techniques. I think she uses the naughty stool or naughty cushion or something like that. We have the time out chair, which is really the love seat! I can't ask my little one to sit on a cushion on the floor like Super Nanny does, because we have ants. And, she likes sitting on the floor so it's not a real punishment.
Where do you put your child when they go into time-out?
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@aretha (2538)
• United States
26 Jun 07
i make my kids sit on their beds with no tv on and they can not play or get off until i say. this drives my oldest nuts because he hates being where he can't see others and my youngest hates it because he sees all he things and can't play with them.
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@beautyqueen26 (16030)
• United States
2 Jul 07
Mine hates when she has to be confined to a chair or the bed. It's kind of strange to think about, but she would ordinarily go and voluntarily sit on the bed if she wanted. But, if I were to tell her that she was in time out, she would not want to do so. Maybe it is about her personal options. If she chooses it, then it's OK. Last night I did give her the option of time out on the loveseat, or her bed. She chose her bed with no fuss.
@ashamilee (64)
• United States
26 Jun 07
We have a timeout corner.
A friend of mine actually uses her bathtub. Her kids are 7 and 10, so it's really funny to hear "do you want to go sit in the bathtub?"
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@beautyqueen26 (16030)
• United States
2 Jul 07
Giggle! :) That is too funny about the timeout tub. Would not work for my daughter, as she loves the tub. She would simply turn the cold water on herself and sit in the water for hours. Some punishment! Anyway, you have given me an idea. Next time she is acting up, I will distract her with the idea that she could take a bath if she behaves. That will surely make her do right.
@limosonia1 (1559)
• United States
26 Jun 07
I use to do time outs in their beds but time outs never really worked for me and the kids it just seemed to irritate me and never bother them. It's hard sometimes to figure out the right punishment is.
@ravinskye (8237)
• United States
26 Jun 07
We have a little wooden bench near our front door that they sit on. I think we should try the nanny method too and use it more often. my 2 year old gives "terrible twos" new meaning.
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@tinamwhite (3252)
• United States
26 Jun 07
I set him on his bed without television until he quits crying...then I make him sit there for 1 minute for every minute that he cried...then we must talk about why he got put there in the first place.....He usually only ends u sitting there for 6-8 minutes because he has figured it out...so he does not cry for long...LOL
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@tinamwhite (3252)
• United States
7 Jul 07
This method seems to work great actually for my 5 yr. old and all of my grandchildren....they dolearn fairly quick that the long crying for no reason really costs them in the long run...
Thanks for awarding me with the best response..
@marshall_blake2000 (304)
• United States
26 Jun 07
i put the in the cloest corner I can find
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@makingpots (11915)
• United States
29 Jun 07
I put my son in a chair that I can isolate away from other things. It is working right now because he can't get in and out of grown up chairs very easily so I don't have to worry about him getting up and down. I decided early that it just needed to simply be a chair, any chair in case some day I needed a naughty chair while at Starbucks, etc. I works quite well for us right now.
