tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318298667360169598.post7617357343419557091..comments2023-03-21T02:50:05.625-05:00Comments on hey, look at what i can do: time out: man's greatest accomplishment to datestruglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08617802048313824168noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318298667360169598.post-53027935159193798922007-12-01T09:38:00.000-06:002007-12-01T09:38:00.000-06:00To's are good, until they figure out how much fun ...To's are good, until they figure out how much fun they can have with absolutely nothing(and this from a behaviorist no less) OR when another child comes along...and the oldest teaches them "new" wonderful things...lolJod{i}https://www.blogger.com/profile/02671216315312938126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318298667360169598.post-12385019177493896642007-11-29T08:17:00.000-06:002007-11-29T08:17:00.000-06:00i'm digging all these t/o suggestions. can hardly...i'm digging all these t/o suggestions. can hardly wait to begin using them. god knows she offers plenty of opportunities.struglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617802048313824168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318298667360169598.post-33974865450871600912007-11-29T08:10:00.000-06:002007-11-29T08:10:00.000-06:00Time outs are great, but also the power of just co...Time outs are great, but also the power of just counting "1...2...2 and a half..." That instills fear on a child for some unknown reason and is also worth noting. Glad to meet you pops!Joeprahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15249876940389431970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318298667360169598.post-38282894469379925092007-11-29T01:01:00.000-06:002007-11-29T01:01:00.000-06:00Like tolerance for whiskey, immunity to time out d...Like tolerance for whiskey, immunity to time out develops with repeated use. Your daughter is still in the "whoa! what was that!" stage - in about a year or so, it'll just be routine. In fact she'll get in trouble to get her fix. I think my son only pretends to not like time out just so I don't think of something crueler and more unusual. The "oh no dad, not time out, please not that" kind of gives it away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318298667360169598.post-81349621502937147512007-11-28T21:39:00.000-06:002007-11-28T21:39:00.000-06:00my son didn't start going through the terrible two...my son didn't start going through the terrible twos until he was around 3...he's almost 4 and he is still going strong. the time-out thing...it kind of works with him. stopped him, dead in his tracks, from saying "asshole"...hasn't said it since the time out. he has some other choice words, thanks to having older brothers and sisters...hey...i just had an idea. if i give the big kids the time outs, then...maybe...perhaps...they'll stop using vile and repugnant language and in turn, so will my littlest guy...hmmm...or, maybe I'm the one that needs the time outs!suchsimplepleasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614929528400567339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318298667360169598.post-61786569018079491002007-11-28T08:11:00.000-06:002007-11-28T08:11:00.000-06:00duly noted whit.by the way, she does like to climb...duly noted whit.<BR/><BR/>by the way, she does like to climb into my folk's dog cage.struglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617802048313824168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318298667360169598.post-48055424808189708522007-11-27T17:48:00.000-06:002007-11-27T17:48:00.000-06:00Time outs are good, but I find they really fear th...Time outs are good, but I find they really fear the 'cage.'Whithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14818211552756821661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318298667360169598.post-70092619792686104712007-11-27T14:44:00.000-06:002007-11-27T14:44:00.000-06:00when i ask g, do you need to sit over there by you...when i ask g, do you need to sit over there by yourself until you can listen to me? she goes by herself and sits down on her own. i was just asking her if she needed to, not telling her. then she sits and screams alittle, she repeats "up" a million times. then i let her get up after about 2 min.<BR/><BR/>then just to really get under my skin, she laughs about it! what am i supposed to do? i tell her its not funny, and she just repeats "funny"....oh the joys...giadas mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01783242585014811676noreply@blogger.com