Are “Time-Outs” Really an Effective Child Discipline Technique?
Are “Time-Outs” Really an Effective Child Discipline Technique?Everything I read tells me the best child discipline method is to put my preschooler in a “time-out.” And while the premise sounds like it should work, it seems to have no effect on my preschooler. My 3-year-old son will either yell the whole time he’s in a time-out or he won’t stay put. Am I doing it wrong? Should I switch child discipline techniques?Answer: Time-outs can be an incredibly effective tool in a parent’s child discipline arsenal. The idea behind it is simple. If your child begins to behave badly — whether it is not sharing, throwing a temper tantrum, fighting with a sibling or some other form of poor conduct, you remove the child from the situation, put them in a quiet plac
