Time outs?

Question

My son is 21 months but hit the terrible twos and testing us around 19 months. I am thinking it might be time to start timeouts just for one minute at a time. Any suggestions on how to go about this?

Answer

Pick a spot and get a small stool, when they misbehave you pick them up and tell them to have a seat until you say they can get up. Then don’t acknowledge them until the time is up. You might have to walk back and put them back on the stool, but don’t say anything. My son is now at the point where I can tell him to go have a seat and he automatically goes and sits on the stool himself until he’s calmed down, or he’ll lay in his bed until he’s ready to behave. It takes time and it’ll test your patience for sure

Time outs?

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