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September 20th, 2011, 07:28 AM
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What is an appropriate age to start time outs?
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September 20th, 2011, 07:46 AM
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Hmmm, I'm gonna say 2. We try not to use time outs a lot here but my daughter does get one sometimes. Anyway, I wouldn't do one for a kid younger than 2.
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September 20th, 2011, 07:48 AM
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Great question...I was going to say 2 as well but I think it depends on the child.
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September 20th, 2011, 09:03 AM
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i think it depends on your childs understanding of the concept. I would say a typical child would "get it" around 2 or so, but some might understand earlier or later
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September 20th, 2011, 01:18 PM
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I was thinking around 2 also, I was just curious on what others thought about it. I rarely used them with Lily, just when she was in super melt down mode.
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September 20th, 2011, 02:42 PM
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I would say around 2.
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September 20th, 2011, 03:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Irish_Wristwatch
i think it depends on your childs understanding of the concept. I would say a typical child would "get it" around 2 or so, but some might understand earlier or later
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Ditto.
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September 21st, 2011, 07:15 AM
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I would say 2 as well.
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September 21st, 2011, 05:53 PM
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I wouldn't say there is a certain age, as every child is different. At my work, we can't call it time out we call it "taking a break", haha. They are four, so they totally get it.
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September 21st, 2011, 07:36 PM
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ditto to everyone else....probably 2 
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September 22nd, 2011, 07:36 AM
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I think it depends on the child. DS1 would do timeouts when he was 1 and now he won't stay put. There is no way Josh would stay in a timeout right now. So we just redirect his attention and tell him no.
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