Time Outs

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Does My 15 Month Old Understand Time Out?

K.S. asks from Minneapolis

After reading a posting a few weeks back about time outs, my husband and I have been putting our 1 year old in time out for 1 minute when she hits people. She does n...

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Is This an OK Way of Doing Time Out?

M.T. asks from Minneapolis

Hi When our son (34 mo.) does something he shouldn't do (throws things he shouldn't throw, spit in anger), he gets a time out -- but since he won't stay in a spot ...

14

Hungry All the Time During Pregnancy

T.B. asks from Miami

I know that with pregnancy comes hunger, weight gain, nausea. I just found out that I am pregnant with my 4th child. We were done with 3 so as you might imagine, th...

9

Time Out - 25 Month Old

M.T. asks from Minneapolis

Our son got his first time out at his day care right before he turned 2, and he has gotten several since he turned two - for hitting (with hand, toys), mostly. It so...

26

Mandatory Quiet Time?

S.H. asks from San Francisco

Hi, I am struggling with how to best discipline my 4-year old. He has become quite mouthy and does not listen to me when I ask him to stop doing things and if he does...

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That Time of the month...I'm MEAN

M.D. asks from Washington DC

I am going to my OB tomorrow for my annual and plan to talk to her about this issue, but my moods with my cycle are making it so I don't even want to be near me. I kn...

23

Doing Something the First Time I Ask

J.M. asks from Boston

My daughter just turned four and thankfully, as moved out of her terrible threes. She has developed this new habit that I find infuriating, and I'm really not sure h...

13

Time Out Ideas for 19Mo Girl

J.J. asks from Bellingham

Any out of the box ideas? I have one thing that is kinda working, but the problem is that it works for a week then when you ask if she needs a time out she says yes t...

31

How Long Is Too Long in Time Out?

K.S. asks from Athens

Hi everyone! My two year, three month old son is always testing me, which I understand is normal. My pediatrician told me that if we are to use the time out metho...

15

Time to Discipline with Distraction

M.K. asks from Dallas

Our LO is now 20 months old. He goes to Montesorri for half a day and is with the Nanny for the rest of the time...he has no lack of attention from us (when we are th...

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Answer Highlights

  • one minute per year of age in 2 answers "... I REALLY don't like the cut-and-dried formulas about one-minute-per-year of age ..."
  • hold him in your lap in 2 answers "The way to get him to sit in one spot is to sit and hold him in your lap there."
  • quiet time in his room in 3 answers "... should put a lock on the door and try to keep the regular quiet time in his room ..."
  • climb on the coffee table in 2 answers "no we don't climb on the coffee table""
  • lock him in his room in 2 answers "At 4 years old it is definitely appropriate to lock him in his room for such behavior ..."