Punishment..?

[afallingstar741]

 When did you start "punishing" your kids? I'm talking time-out....

I have a 1 year old (just turned) And I'm cuirious when is a good time to start time-out??

[MrsApple]

We started time outs right when our daughter turned one year old,and she took to it very easily.

[JJJMommyKris]

I think you could start now but keep the time out's to a shorter time frame. I read some where that 1 minute per year old is good but I haven't tried it, so I do not know. Sorry I couldn't be more help :-)

[isra1986]

I started doing time outs when seh was 1. 1 minute for each year.
I was told they don't really understand time out until 2, but my DD does! She hasn't had one in a couple of months, but they work!
I sit her in the chair and when the minute is up, I hold her hands and explain to her again why she was in there,

[spcjones203]

Now is a perfect time to start. That's when we started with kiddo. 1 minute for every year of their age.

[lcbowman]

I started all of mine at a year.  As others stated it is one minute for each year of age.  You need to be consistent.  If they get up before time is up time starts over.  You need to tell them before they go into time out why they are going in time out and again after time out is up.  I also make mine say sorry (or if they can's say the actually words a hug).

[lvnmylif]

As soon as they do something I don't want them to do.  When they are very young like 6 months and just started crawling I will just remove them from the situation.  After a few months of telling them I start with time out in a play pen. 

[tpickle]

If you start too young it can become a game and then not effective.  At 2 I still use other methods like removing the object they are abusing, or redirection.

[Nanny411]

Quoting JJJMommyKris:

I think you could start now but keep the time out's to a shorter time frame. I read some where that 1 minute per year old is good but I haven't tried it, so I do not know. Sorry I couldn't be more help :-)

Yes, the general rule of thumb is 1 minute per the age year your child is.  Age one is not too young.. If the child will not sit in a time out you can do a couple of things...

1. child in crib still? and can they are can they not climb out of it?  If the answer is yes they are still in their crib and yes they cannot climb out put them in their crib for the time out.

2. high chair.. simply put if they will not stay in a time out then put them in their high chair away from everyone and activities (facing wall).

I also found it helps if you have an actual spot they go everytime you have to give them a time out so maybe a stool specified for the time out in the corner and they go to that corner each time.  Also it is IMPORTANT that after the time out you go to the child ask them (age approp) why they got their time out .. most of the time they can tell you now at age 1 they may not but you can verbalize to them why they got their time out and let them know it is not OK to do what they did but that you still love them.

[KalistaW]

Our daughter is 1, and we haven't yet. Probably around 18 months or so.