The art of time out Family Forum at Carmel Blue last night was a success! Thanks to all the parents for coming and thanks to Sharone at Carmel Blue for hosting. It was a rich discussion about how to address some challenging behaviors.
We talked about how to know if time out is right for you and your child. If the time out escalates the behavior; creates a power struggle between parent and child; you have an anxious child; or you have difficulty being consistent, time out may not be the right discipline technique for you.
We also discussed the most effective ways to implement time out. A few of the key points were: choose select behaviors for time outs (hitting, biting); wait until your child is between 2 1/2 or 3 to begin using time outs; use a dull safe place (but not the crib!); and practice time out with your child ahead of time so he/she knows what to expect.
Finally we discussed other effective discipline techniques that can be used in conjunction with or in lieu of time out. Some examples are: offering choices; implementing natural and logical consequences; removing toys (a toy time out) to address throwing or misuse of toys. Prevention is also a useful technique - keeping your child well-fed, well-rested and giving them lots of positive attention and praise helps reduce the need for discipline such as time outs.
We talked about how to know if time out is right for you and your child. If the time out escalates the behavior; creates a power struggle between parent and child; you have an anxious child; or you have difficulty being consistent, time out may not be the right discipline technique for you.
We also discussed the most effective ways to implement time out. A few of the key points were: choose select behaviors for time outs (hitting, biting); wait until your child is between 2 1/2 or 3 to begin using time outs; use a dull safe place (but not the crib!); and practice time out with your child ahead of time so he/she knows what to expect.
Finally we discussed other effective discipline techniques that can be used in conjunction with or in lieu of time out. Some examples are: offering choices; implementing natural and logical consequences; removing toys (a toy time out) to address throwing or misuse of toys. Prevention is also a useful technique - keeping your child well-fed, well-rested and giving them lots of positive attention and praise helps reduce the need for discipline such as time outs.
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