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Is anyone starting to use timeouts more often now? Does your lo seem to understand it better now?

[LadyCoconut]

We are using them less now. The threat of "do you need one" is enough to change behavior most of the time.

[Nicole1110]

Kinda the same as Shannon. We occasionally threaten a time out but honestly, Major is such a good kid that its incredibly rare we even have to do that. He hardly ever acts out.

[~Daniell~]

He has his moments but I have never used time out at home. I know he gets them often at daycare.

[ThaiSpice]

Originally Posted by LadyCoconut

The threat of "do you need one" is enough to change behavior most of the time.

Same for Grace. She definitely knows what they are--I think they use them at daycare. Most of the time for tantrums, etc., I just ignore, but we have done timeouts (or the "threat" of one) for hitting, etc.

[doodoosmom]

I rarely use them for Addie..she has tantrums but we don't really use time outs for those..we just ignore her..if she starts taking it out on the boys (she sometimes gets mad and kicks or hits) then we lay her in her bed until she can calm down. Other then tantrums she's pretty good.

Today though..while I was working and on the phone she snuck a carton of expired heavy cream out of the garbage that I had just thrown out and she dumped it ALL over my living room floor. It is like thick paint and I soaked it and scrubbed it twice and it won't come out. So she totally got a time out for that. I'm really glad she didn't try to taste it or drink it though!

[mommawhitney]

Morgan normally winds up in time out over being abusive to her sister. I have to separate them when she gets like this or shed probably hurt Blair. Blair is not aggressive at all, wouldnt hurt a fly. Morgan is totally opposite and body slams Blair, throws things at her head with amazing strength and accuracy for a 2yr old, hits, kicks, and occasionally bites. She gets warned on everything but the biting. Weve had a rule in the house since Blair was a toddler "if you bite you sit" (obviously this is a rule that she's had to follow recently as she wouldnt understand you bite you sit until now) She also gets like this toward the dogs which she has also been to time out for. She is not like this with other kids or other animals, just her sister and our dogs. No idea why. But other than that she is really a good kid, rarely even throws a tantrum and is pretty good at listening for a 2yr old. So I dont have to do time out often BUT there are those moments.

[*SamF*]

He gets them at the babysitters, but so far at home we really haven't needed them. He rarely throws a tantrum, and for most things a simple no works.

[Aynber]

I've started using them a bit more because he sort of understands what it is. We bring it up more when he's throwing fits.

[peace.love.audrey]

She gets one a day probably for hitting, screaming non-stop or being sassy. Her and her sister are both VERY stubborn and full of drama. IDK what to do with them right now. J is very strict and will but them in time out for looking at him crazy, so we definitely have some different parenting styles that we are working on. I am more accepting of the kids being crazy because they all have very chaotic lives at the moment due to our schedules. I hope we all survive until December.

[megpie]

J doesn't get them---redirecting/talking with him works great for now.

[RobinJS]

Originally Posted by megpie

J doesn't get them---redirecting/talking with him works great for now.

Same with Eli.

[karenwalter]

Connor is totally understanding the time out thing now. He gets them a few ties a week for biting or throwing toys, etc.

[jamipeach]

We are kinda trying to use them, but usually she will not cooperate I mean if she is having a fit, she is having FIT, like will not sit, if I try and put her in the seat she thrashes herself around, etc. Soooooo, we are still trying to find our niche on what works and how to handle tantrums.........

I literally had to carry her out of a kids museum this past week while she was kicking, screaming, crying, pulling my shirt off!!!!! Soooo embarrassing and I felt like a horrible mom after that one

There are times I can just threaten with a time out and she will comply, but I never know what I am gonna get......

[mommawhitney]

Your not the only one whose carried a screaming kicking kid out of a store. It happens to everyone at some point. Blair went through a phase of doing this and screaming save me save me. Yea I got stopped several times being questioned. Morgan did it yesterday leaving the park because she would not hold my hand in the parking lot so I picked her up and that started a melt down. So you are not alone I promise

[RachaelDMommaTo3]

Originally Posted by megpie

J doesn't get them---redirecting/talking with him works great for now.

Same with Rylan. I don't think he would have any idea what was going on if I put him in time out.

[Heaven]

She def understands timeout but she doesn't care about it!!! They're not working anymore. Nothing is at the moment. She's so stubborn

[Moontan]

We don't do timeout [yet].