https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:12:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-309404 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:16:00 +0000 pinkcupcake 309404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Cute story!! :)</p> <p>My parents didn't use time outs (they spanked). Not sure what we plan on doing, but we'll likely use time outs since we don't plan on spanking </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-307310 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 03:38:17 +0000 looch 307310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Timeouts don't work yet, my son doesn't get the concept that he has to sit somewhere for a designated amount of time, but we'll see as he gets older. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-307292 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 03:10:45 +0000 banana 307292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We haven't done time outs yet and he's 2 1/2! We will soon though cause he's starting to really act up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-307215 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 01:41:27 +0000 808love 307215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: That is awesome! Lala is so well disciplined! :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-306978 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:12:32 +0000 erwoo 306978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents did time outs in that we had to kneel facing a wall for a set amount of time. I remember my sister and I being in time out together and falling asleep and hitting our head against the wall. We also got spanked. Didn't like that and won't do it to our kids. I started time outs with my 3-year-old when he was 18-months in his pnp until he figured out how to stay in one spot. It works for us even if he's in his impossible 3s right now. It at least helps calm him down and reset. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-213407 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:13:48 +0000 Honeybee 213407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: DD has started doing this, too! I figured part of it was her working through the process in order to understand what a time is/what it is for. We only do timeouts for "serious" offenses (in our house, that means hitting and doing something unsafe after being told not to). The other day DD got mad, hit the sofa, and put herself in timeout. :) Then, she went over, appologized to the sofa and called it, "poor honey." Lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-213402 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:12:04 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 213402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: That made me giggle! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-213388 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:05:47 +0000 MamaMoose 213388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: I used to do this too! One year at Thanksgiving I was being really annoying and swinging the doors between our kitchen and dining room. Dad told me if I touched the door again I was going in time out. So I totally tried to sneak one finger on the door behind my back. He busted me and sent me to time out. Well. When time out was over apparently I decided that if I was going to do the time I was going to really do the crime. So I went over and smacked the crap out of the door and then marched myself right back to time out. Dad said I looked him dead in the eye with an expression that said "that was totally worth it!".</p> <p>I don't know how they dealt with my antics : ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-213380 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:57:52 +0000 edelweiss 213380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my parents didn't use timeouts, but i was once a camp counselor and got very frustrated with one of the campers (he called me a bitch) and i asked him to sit in a timeout. i have to say, it gave us both the opportunity to calm down--i talked to him afterwards calmly and we both let it go. come to think of it, i could probably use some timeouts for myself when i start to get upset! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-213367 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:43:53 +0000 matador84 213367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would TO first over spanking. I teach MS kids and kids can still get swats in Texas. I "sort of" use time out as a calm down/cool down procedure and I totally think it works. Usually, they just need a few minutes to settle down and think about what they did (just like LO's) and they are fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-213365 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:42:23 +0000 littlebug 213365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's definitely a technique we plan to utilize. I don't recall being put in timeouts as a child, but then again I rarely misbehaved. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-213360 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:41:01 +0000 heffalump 213360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like every kid is different and responds differently to discipline. We'll just have to see what works best for my lo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-213352 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:37:53 +0000 Mrs. Mousie 213352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think that was a "thing" when I was a kid, so I got yelled at, sent to my room or spanked occasionally (overall I think I was a pretty good kid though). </p> <p>My stepson gets time outs and it really helps to remove him from whatever the situation is and to talk it out after. If he keeps doing X that got in him trouble, then we'll take away toys, or now that he's old enough, he'll get grounded from certain activities. If we're visiting friends and he pushes it far enough too many times, we go home. </p> <p>We'll definitely do the same with our LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-213304 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:08:26 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 213304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Timeouts are great. Sometimes Lala will do something wrong these days and will put herself into time out. The other day she was at a friend's house and I asked her not to throw the playdough. She looked at me, threw the playdough, got up, went to the corner and then announced to her friend, "I'm in time out because I threw the playdough and mama told me not to." Then she hopped up, said, "Sorry mama!" and went back to playing. Everyone in the room laughed and I was pleased to see that she knows when she is too worked up and gave herself the needed break. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-213292 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:02:17 +0000 prettylizy 213292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, I sure will. We used to have to stand in the corner, I remember it was the corner of the dining room and it was awful. there is a running joke in my family because when my cousins came to visit and stay with us, my dad (it was his brothers sons) would say, "There are no corners at Uncle Tim's house" so they never had to be put in the corner while they were on vacation/visiting us. To this day (my cousin is now in his early 20's) he still jokes that there are no corners at my parents house! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-213287 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:57:20 +0000 Sammyfab 213287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never had timeouts as kids but I will definitely do them a la Supernanny. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-213140 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:31:34 +0000 LuLu Mom 213140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes I will try this once she realizes that it's a punishment and can comprehend why we are doing it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-213137 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:30:31 +0000 Honeybee 213137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we started time outs with DD at about 21 months (right after DS was born). We use the Super Nanny technique and it's been very effective! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-212604 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:10:30 +0000 Boogs 212604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never had them, but I'll be interested to see how the technique works with my LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-212602 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:08:37 +0000 Grace 212602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, yes. I've used them a few times on kids I've watched and it works like a charm. Three minutes having to sit on a stair is torture for a three-year old! Plus, if I remember my high school child care course, a timeout removes the child from the stimulus that is making them misbehave and then you can start fresh. Seems to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-212421 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:29:57 +0000 Mrsbells 212421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my parents didnt do timeouts either, but I will </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-212418 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:28:40 +0000 Rubies 212418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents didn't do time outs with me because I was usually too afraid. If I did get in trouble, I got spanked or something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-212124 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:59:21 +0000 lilteacherbee 212124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, from work I've seen that timeouts seem to work for a lot of kids (though definitely not all!). We plan to give it a shot when the time comes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-212117 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:57:59 +0000 mediagirl 212117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I'll do timeouts. I already planned out where the timeout chair will be. HAHA - if this child is anything like me, we'll need it!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-212061 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:41:23 +0000 Sweet T 212061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents didn't do timeouts either. I think we'll try using timeouts though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-212051 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:38:50 +0000 Andrea 212051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents never did either. They just spanked me! I don't believe in spanking, though. </p> <p>I have given DD a few timeouts since she turned 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-youwill-you-give-your-lo-time-outs#post-212043 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:35:44 +0000 chopsuey 212043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents never gave us time outs..<br /> I honestly don't know how I feel about them! </p>