DD understands time out. Unreal.

LukeAndAmanda · July 2009

She kept standing on the couch today at my moms house. So when putting her down 10 times and telling her "no standing" didn't work, I led her by the hand to this little cushion my mom has, and sat her there. I told her "Time out. We don't stand on the couch. Sit here like a good girl". And walked away. I turned around after about 5 steps, and she was standing. So I said "no maam, go back and sit down." She did! And she kept trying to peek around the island in the kitchen to see if I was coming back. My mom, dad and I were laughing hysterically under our hands, because I honestly thought I was blowing smoke, trying to distract her from standing on the couch and the endtable. I went back like 45 seconds and told her to get up, and off she went!

Also, she knows she is doing something wrong by standing on the couch, because she will watch me when she does it, and then waits til I get three steps from her, and hurriedly sits down before I get there. She is certainly no dummy.

Laroogirl · July 2009

Wow! That is a good thing, I guess. It is so hard to know how to discpline them at this age. DS thinks everything is funny. Or he just cries like a young baby.

PieDB · July 2009

My pedi told us at our 15-month appt that it was okay to start timeouts (1 minute only) because they understand now and I believe it! DS gets a mischievous little look on his face when he's doing something he knows he's not supposed to...

kirbabe · July 2009

It took 2 days of time outs for DS to quit throwing his food and sippy cup on the floor, we just started this week. I was amazed!!!

nosoup4u · July 2009

I don't know...it sounds like she was following the direction of not getting off the pillow, but I don't think they can comprehend "I am on this pillow bc I was standing on the couch and I shouldn't stand on the couch" until they're closer to 2.

It's cute she sits down when she knows you're going to come tell her to, though - not as good as just not standing on it though, ha ha.

LukeAndAmanda · July 2009

Agreed. I don't think she knew it was because of the couch, but I definitely know she knew it was because she was in trouble. Because she makes this pouty face (almost fake cries) when she gets in trouble. But if I can get a time out to work better than what isn't working right now, I'll take it. She's been hitting, pinching, and standing on the endtables for two weeks now, and soon, I may very well lose my mind.

cmh06 · July 2009

DD will grab things she's not supposed to have and she'll start running with it. When we get up to take it from her or tell her to give it back she'll put it behind her back then drop it on the floor as if to say, "What remote control? I don't have it, see nothing's in my hands."

thomas&lynn · July 2009

I agree with you. We've been doing hand holding timeouts since 11mos and I'm still not under the illusion that she understands the deeper meaning to why she is in a timeout. However, she totally gets that smacking (the only thing we do them for so far) = sitting in mom's lap for 45seconds while we hold hands and make eye contact in silence

She sometimes has gone to smack me and she'll, no lie, stop mid swing and look at me (hand spread wide open for a good one), put her hand down (not having executed the slap) and then blow me kisses instead.

HeatherAA · July 2009

We just started the 1 minute time out and it works! We tell her why we're putting her there, let her sit there and after a minute, we remind her why she was there and give her a hug and she's off! (Thanks Supernanny!) We have noticed a change in her behavior.

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