Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months

Speaking of Time Outs---

I saw on the post below about throwing food that you used time outs. When did you feel like your LO was old enough to understand what a time out was? I am not sure DS is quite big enough to understand. Also, where do you have time out? Our pedi suggested using his crib but I think his crib should be associated only with sleep and as a happy safe place he WANTS to be. Just curious on your thoughts about time outs and do they work for you? How do you implement them?
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Re: Speaking of Time Outs---

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    we've done one so far.

    We did it in her crib, with all of the lights on, because like you I don't want bad associations. But I figure it's always dark in there when she is sleeping .

    She didn't have an issues after that one time

     

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  • We haven't done any with DD yet, but will start soon.  With DH's older kids we have a "time out spot" right at the bottom of our stairs.  We turn the TV off (since it can be seen from the spot), and everyone but the time-out-er leaves the room so there can be no interaction with other people.  For DD I will probably use the spot, but I will sit with her to make sure she stays on the spot.  I won't talk to/play with her until the time out is over.
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  • We started using time-outs at 22 months. DS sits in the hallway. We put him in time-out for hitting me or DH. Usually me!  He sits and he says to himself "nice" and rubs his arm to show how he should be nice. This is how I know he understands why he's there. When time out is over. He comes to me and gives me a kiss and shows me how he should have behaved. 
  • over 2. but not every kid is the same. only dd2 responds to time outs.
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  • We've been doing them for about a month, A has a bean-bag in his room next to his book shelf and that's where he sits. We do the supernanny thing with a warning, putting him in Time Out, waiting like 30-45 secs and then going to get him out, and telling him again why he was put there, which is usually a big back-fire because when he hears "time-out" he immediately starts screaming again.

    We're working on it

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  • Hannah started that around 15-18 months or so. I talked to the babysitter about it (she has 3 children my age - 30's and adopted 2 that are 6 & 2), she said if she's ever doing something you don't like or is being bad (bitting, whining, hitting, etc), stick them in the corner. She said only do it for 1 min per age (1 year = 1 min; 2 years old = 2 min, etc). I only had to do it a handful of times and she's gotten SO much better! I don't make her stand there for the entire minute, just until she calms down. I ask if she's done, she nods, I hold my hands out to hold her and she walks over. We talk about why she was there, wipe the tears and give hugs.
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