i use my stairs for timeout, firstly because it cant be thrown knocked over or broken, secondly because i can see whats going on when they are on there and thirdly i have three kids, theres more than enough room if they all need a time out

its good to start disciplining a toddler asap otherwise they will walk all over you! Its totally up to you where you make the timeout spot, because different places work differently for different children. Just make sure its not in a place they are supposed to like e.g. bed, playroom e.t.c. otherwise whenever you put him/her in there they will think they have been bad.

You didn't say how old your child was? I have to put my 20 month old on a chair because if I leave him just in a normal spot he will run off. For some reason he won't get down from the chair. Its up to you!

Okay, the chair should always face the wall. Put the chair in the hall so if she screams, it won't bother you that much.
She has to stay in there until she says sorry, if she doesn't, say "Say sorry to me, you shouldn't [say what she did]. Okay?"


Good Luck.x

Anywhere but the closet! she just needs to stop interacting with others during this time. the time should be relatively short, long times will give her a worse attitude.

My stepmother, when I was growing up, used the corner with no chair. She wouldn't make her kids stay there for too long, but they did not care for it! They couldn't see what was going on and it drove them nuts. After about a year, "the corner" was painted with dirt streaks and handprints.

It needs to be somewhere where there isn't anything that can peak their interest and make them forget all about what they have done. Granted that will happen because the attention span is very short, but they need to know this is where they will go, and they aren't going to be able to enjoy themselves while they are there. We were always faced in a corner, my sister now just makes her son sit by the wall facing the dinning room. When I babysat, I made the kids sit in the bathroom on the toilet, they were all in seperate rooms and couldn't stand it, but they knew I was serious about them needing to stop fighting.

I put a small chair in a corner in my living room. He has to sit in the chair facing the wall for a minute and a half since he is 18 months old.

It is not recommended to use time out for children under the age of 3. Their little brains are not developed enough to understand it yet. They are still experimenting with behaviors to figure out what's acceptable and what isn't. They DO need to be taught that some behaviors are unacceptable, but with toddlers it is best to redirect the behavior to something more acceptable, letting them focus on what they CAN do, rather than what they can't. Consistency is the key at this age. They need repetition to learn, they won't get it the first time or even the second.