Time Out - how to make it work???

[Yeddi]

We use a chair in the middle of the room or at the end of the hallway. Nothing to get into that way - rooms always equal problems IMO. DD used to get up too and we did just keep putting her back, I guess it depends upon the strength of will of the child. If it looked she was about to get off, I would tell her that her time would start again. We didn't do the one minute per year thing, we left her there until it had an effect (Meany mummy). I just had to remind myself that I only needed to last one more time than she did.

Sometimes time out doesn't work with some kids, particularly if you are normally really busy because going into timeout means they get your attention by you trying to keep them there. You have to find her collateral. I know one family that used the weather channel with great effect. The kid loved the tv, and if they turned it off for punishment, she just turned it back on, so instead of going through the fight they just put the weather channel on, and without the remote she couldn't change the channel. To her it was apparently akin to torture and would quickly get the desired response.