We do time out in this house - in the corner - and it does work, but we rarely HAVE to do it. Usually the threat of being taken out of the situation is enough for them to stop what they are doing - ITMS? They don't like standing in the corner, so we hardly have to impliment it - so is that considered gentle parenting still when just the threat is enough to stop the bad behaviour?

DS will scream and cry if sent to his room, so thats a last resort punishment kind of thing, because I feel that that is more harmful than standing in the corner. DD1 on the other hand will play with toys if sent to her room and is quite happy, but cries and tanties in the corner - so maybe its not the form of punishment that makes it gentle parenting or not, but the way your child responds to it?