Yeah thats what we do too, the counting to 3 then time out. Most of the time she'll stop what she's doing by 2, but she does start crying because she's had to stop or if she goes into time out she'll cry then too, so the 2 min she's meant to be there turns into 3 or 4 as she just wont settle down. The moment she does settle to praise her and give her a big cuddle, tell her why I put her there, she says sorry and I tell her I love her.... Super nanny style! lol I would really like less tears throughout the day, but it might just be a matter of time and getting through these terrible 3's (close enough! :-) )
Happy belated birthday Miss Imogen! I hope you all had a great day!