The Naughty Chair (or step or corner...anything!)

Does anyone NOT have a naughty spot?

DS does not. I feel like I give him more attention than it's worth. How can I start this? He is 2.

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im of no help.. sorry. but maybe you can call me one day..

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We only started the naughty spot a month or so ago. It's a spot on his floor in his bedroom in front of his armoire. The chair thing never seemed to work for him, but he will stay on the floor facing the armoire until you come get him.

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I made it so easy...
Its an empty wall...
But to be honest she LOVES it...
I tell her go in time out and she skips there...
Shes such a good girl anyway it really makes me laugh...
I barely have to do it, just for small things....
The benefit of the empty wall is that there is one wherever you go

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I also just use the wall, I place her with her back to the wall for TO's...luckily, TO's are few and far between in our home

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We use a naughty step, but in all honesty, my son isn't particularly naughty. He is not happy to go there if he has been naughty and in all honesty, I think the time out is just some time out for me and him so I don't lose my temper, and he has some time away from me. I think it works.

You just have to choose a place thats your naughty step (or whatever) and after a warning, you take him there, if he gets up and tries to follow you, take him back without saying a word. When he is ready to say sorry, he can come off the step.

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I chose a corner for Alex. When I introducted it to her, I walked her over, when she was good, and explained that was her timeout corner for when she was bad and didn't listen to mommy.

When she misbehaves, I give her a warning. If it continues, I walk to her to timeout, put her in the corner facing the wall and tell her to stay until mommy gets her. If she comes out, I don't say a word, I just walk her back into the corner.

After about 3 mins, I go back in, sit on the floor with her and explain why she was in timeout, ask for an apology and then we hug and kiss.

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we use the wall as well, but as soon as i say do you want to go to time out, she stops what she is doing......

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We don't have any particular area - we teach him that no matter where he goes, a time-out is always a potential thing available for him!

You guys have to see our poor kid - he knows that he is in time out when we have him face the wall - any wall - and place his hands on the wall. Yes, he will stand there like that. He doesn't even cry.

He takes his punishment, and then when we say, ok, you can go, he does, and comes over for a kiss. THEN he has to pick up whatever he threw, or say sorry for hitting (he only gets t/o for those 2 behaviors)

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My Brother and SIL have a different approach..their DS doesn't have time out, but everything arouind him does. If he throws a toy, it gets time out. Spits his food, the food gets time out...not sure how that is gonna work out, but its kinda funny.

As far as my DS, we are just starting a time out, no place per se because I htink he is too young. But he has been biting lately. If he bites me, I set him down, tell him no biting and walk away. He will get up, but i ignore him for a few minutes. This will eventually work into a certain spot for a certain amount of time. We are just i the intro. round right now, HA!

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We have a time out step.

It's only reserved for big things. Hitting, throwing, disobeying.

I generally give a warning on the other stuff and he stops.

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Posted by PrincessP

I made it so easy...
Its an empty wall...
But to be honest she LOVES it...
I tell her go in time out and she skips there...
Shes such a good girl anyway it really makes me laugh...
I barely have to do it, just for small things....
The benefit of the empty wall is that there is one wherever you go

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Mine is in front of the front door on the main floor of the house. There is a 1/2 wall there and then a couch so they can't see anything in the main area of the house (including the TV!) when there. it's effective as far as time out spots go. It's torture to hear the TV or action and not see it *insert evil laugh*

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Message edited 12/2/2008 1:14:10 PM.