Many parents don t understand what an effective disciplinary tool time outs are because they haven t been taught the correct way to do them. There a few rules to follow and then time outs become easy, painless and very helpful in calming down a volatile situation. Time outs are a great alternative to spanking especially when children approach that terrible twos stage. It works even better when they hit that rotten threes stage, a time that most parents feel is even more difficult than the terrible twos.
Time outs are a great way to get a hold of a situation that has gotten out of control.
It slows down both the parent and the child. Tempers can flare when dealing with a difficult toddler and it s best to calm things down before they get out of hand. So the first rule to follow is to time out the unruly child before things have gone too far. When it gets to the point where a child is totally out of control and the parents are yelling trying to get back the control, it s too late for time outs or any disciplinary tool to work well. You need to tell a child to sit in timeout when you first see that they won t obey.