With parents spending more time with their children than usual due to the Covid-19 pandemic, their need for discipline that works is greater than ever. Fortunately, there are some proven techniques.

The method: “It's really just saying to your child…‘You hit your sister’, for example, and ‘now we're going to time out to calm down.’ And when it's really framed as an opportunity for ...

My child has a special timeout place, and she knows to go there when she is naughty. Timeouts are generally a time when I feel frustrated to the point of anger/tears.

At the ripe old age of 58, timeouts are having a midlife crisis. The parenting method was first coined in the late 1950s to curb disruptive behaviors, and it had its heyday recently, thanks to real… ...

Before making your child begin their timeout, explain clearly why they have to do one. For instance, you could briefly say, “You hit your sister, you’re going to a timeout.” ...

Surveys have shown that time out has been employed by many parents incorrectly. Goodwin says it shouldn’t be used in a harsh or punitive way “It's really just saying to your child… ...