Nadine we often do time out in a corner, because there are corners everywhere. I usually put her in the most boring corner in the house where I can keep an eye on her and make sure she stays there, plus if she acts up while we are out she can sit in a corner wherever we are. Usually it is when she refuses to sit in the corner that she gets a smack, and then she still has to sit there until I tell her she can get up.