Out Time-Out is a punishment. Like many punishments, it can quickly suppress a behavior. Some parents use nagging, scolding, spanking or withdrawing privileges as punishments. Relying excessively on any form of punishment has unpleasant side-effects. If you currently punish your child more than reward him or her, then something is wrong.
Parents often feel guilty.
If children are punished often, their tolerance for punishment grows. Parents who rely on punishment alone to control or direct their children's behavior must increase their punishment to remain in control. This puts parents at risk of coming to blows with adolescents or breaking physical and emotional child abuse laws. Children eventually associate the parent who relies excessively on punishment with negative feelings. If you currently punish your child more than reward him or her, then something is wrong.