How To Use 'time Out' Effectively Whilst Disciplining Your Child

How can I effectively use time-outs with my child?

Well, as I was thinking about this time-out issue, I thought, wait a minute time-out is something that everyone needs. Adults need time-out. There are lots of times you need to just take a time-out and go do something else. Well that's no different with children, so if children are getting in an upset place, or reactive, or something just like an adult they need to take a time-out. That's no different for them than it is for you. So I would reccommend the you teach children to take their own time out. And if they don't know that you teach them what time- out is. And say, "You know this isn't going so well for you and you need to take a time-out right now." And you can demonstrate that with your own behavior. Say, "You know what kids I'm sitting geeting really tired and I'm upset, I need to go take a time-out." So it's the same for both. Intead of making it a punishment or making it that, teach your children we all need a time-out. Including them and not make it a punishment.