How do you discipline a young child when being put in timeout will not stay?

Answer 1

you will just have to stand there right beside him the whole time and keep on placing him back in his time -out spot when he gets up.

remember one minute time out for each year old the child is

Answer 2

First be sure that the child is old enough for a time-out to work. I have 4 children and have provided daycare in my home for 20 years. It has been my experience that a child under the age of 2 - 2 1/2 is not likely to gain much from a time-out. Older than 2, be sure to keep the number of minutes required in time-out to be equal to the child's age. 2 year olds should only be sitting for 2 minutes. Put them in the chair, if they get out, put them back in with a firm, but calm order to sit in the chair until you tell them it is OK to get down. Do not back down and do not relent. It may take 5, 10, 20 or more times for you to put him/her back on the chair. The minutes do not start until he/she is sitting and stays sitting. Some kids like to see the timer so they know how much time has gone by, others will sit and cry the whole time. Keep at it, it is a workable discipline method for misbehavior. After the time-out, have a little "chat" about what the misbehavior was, why it was wrong, and what is a better choice next time.

Answer 3

I have seen in a show on toddler taming where the adult stood on the other side of the door and held it shut. It is a training scheme where it may take some time at first, it is a matter of the child learning to take you seriously. After a while the child will no longer try the door. Make absolutely sure there are no toys ar books in the immediate area or anything dangerous. Timeout is for destimulating and an excellent passive form of correction. I have 4 kids, not just talking from my butt.

Answer 4

a guideline is a minute for each year, 3 year old 3 minutes, etc. It sounds like the child is not used to being disciplined, if that's the case, the first few times you will have to physically hold the child there, after awhile they will figure it out. I don't mean physical discipline, just hold the child in the timeout area.

Answer 5

Obviously young children need to learn their discipline just as we all do. My suggestion would be to sit a chair in the timeout area and have them sit on it and stay right beside the child for that period of time enforcing the chair until the time is up. Only give one minute for each year of the child's age, they don't have enough attention span to make it any longer than that. Prayerfully this will help. =)

Answer 6

You have to out do them. The child is going to keep getting up and testing you, so you need to keep at it and stay consistant. Each and everytime they get up before you allow them to should result in getting put back into time out. This is going to be exhausting, because as you may know the kid probably has far more energy than you. But the more you stick with it now, the better it will pay off. Once the child finally realizes that you are serious and that you are not going to give in, then they will realize that it's not worth it and it will be over faster if they just do what you say to begin with. Believe it or not, this could help their listening and behavior skills elsewhere too. Just be very consistant and constant.

Answer 7

This is a common problem. If the child is used to getting away without serving his time out then he as learned that he can just get up a walk away.
You have to keep putting him back in the time out spot. It may be easier if you and your child pick the place together (when your child is not acting out) If you keep taking your child back to the spot where they are supposed to be doing it eventually they will give up and stay.
I good way to get them to stay there is tell them how long they have to stay there, and then set some sort of timer. This way they know when their time is up and you don't forget about them either.
Also talk to your child after the time out of over and discuss why they got a time out and what they could do better next time.

Answer 8

Some children do not respond to timeouts. My son doesn't. He thinks it is funny that he has to sit in a chair/corner as punishment. And the second I walk away, he gets up and runs. I'm a believer in spanking. I spank his butt, and all of a sudden he is a changed child. It doesn't even have to be a hard spank, just enough to get his attention and let him know what he is doing is wrong.

Answer 9

I use time-outs in the corner with my 2 year old. I found a corner with little or no distractions and near a timer. I set the timer for 2 minutes (2yrs=2min). At first, he would try to run away or play. When he did, I would redirect him back to the corner and/or I would stand behind him to keep him in the corner. When the timer goes off, I let him out of the corner, give him a big hug and tell him I love him to reassure him and tell him again why he was in the corner. Just remember the more you interact with your child while they are in time-out the more they are going to act up because they want the attention

Answer 10

Drop it if it doesn't work. In many Asian cultures they do not punish or discipline their children when they are little . They use distraction to get them to stop the objectionable behavior. If they are grabbing things, for instance, the parent takes the childs hands and turns the child to face the parent and says something playful , and perhaps asks them something, such as " do you remember this song"? You seldom see small Asian children misbehave if they are raised in a traditional home. You may want to read up on this practice.

Answer 11

praise him for sitting in time out for a very short time.
when he gets up say "You sat for 11 seconds, did you know that? That was very mature of you, but your time out is not done yet, so please go back and sit for another 2 minutes (or whatever time you decide)".
Then, praise your child when he completes the time out.

If this doesn't work, just silently, gently take him by the hand and guide him back to his chair. If he sits and refuses to budge, again in silence, hold him under the arms and have his feet at least touch the floor when you bring him back. Every time he gets up do this. But do it with love, don't let him think he is not loved, that will only perpetrate worse behaviour later.
Once the time-out is finished, recognize that he has accomplished something that is challenging for him and praise him. Tell him you are very proud of his grown-up abilities sit patiently for so long (even if it was 20 times of 2 seconds).