What is a naughty chair?

Answer 1

its basically a timeout chair

Answer 2

A Naughty Chair is a device used by some parents to administer a time out discipline to toddlers. It is considered to be a means for parents to avoid physically harming their toddlers, but still enforcing a behavioural change. Its use is advocated by Supernanny.

The deprivation of rights, choice and mobility is seen as an effective, non-violent form of punishment. It provides the opportunity for the toddler to consider their actions and calm down from a tantrum. As such, time spent on the Naughty Chair in minutes should be roughly equal the toddler’s age in years.

A misbehaving toddler should not be ordered to sit on a Naughty Chair until the toddler is mature enough to have reasoning and communication skills to understand the instruction to do so.

The use of a Naughty Chair represents an action of opportunity - a parent needs to order the toddler to the Naughty Chair as the toddler is doing something naughty (or just after) so that the toddler can easily associate their actions with your punishment. The naming of the chair as Naughty further enforces to the toddler the concept of naughtiness and how their actions where considered naughty.

Answer 3

a chair to sit on after being naughty that stops a child from playing and teaches them that if they misbehave this is where they will go. From the moment they are quiet it is 1 minute for every year of age

Answer 4

This comes from Nanny 911. It is a chair where children take a time out. It is just a variation of the sit in the corner thing. I have used it when it is not real serious misbehavior and my child is agitated and needs to calm down and break the behavior. I do not think it is useful as a primary punishment.

Answer 5

Obviously, from the answers you've already gotten, it's a discipline for children who exhibit bad behavior. I have found that it doesn't always work, my niece just falls asleep regardless of the amount of time she's put there. I have found that it is more effective to have the child stand with their nose and toes against the wall with their hands behind their backs. Not being allowed to talk or touch anything for this period of time is really hard for kids to do as well as not being allowed to talk. When the time is up, they must tell you why they were put there in the first place so that you know they understand the punishment, and then apologize for the wrongful behavior.

Answer 6

Well, when my children do something wrong I tell them what they did wrong and why it is wrong and why I won't tolerate it again. I've never used a naughty chair before. I think it's best to talk to your child about misbehaving and why it is wrong.

Answer 7

a chair u put in a certain part of the house, away from all other activites and when your child misbehaves you sit him/her on there chair...so if ur son/daughter is 4 you sit him/her on the chair for 4 minutes...if he/she is 9...you sit him/her on the chair for 9 minutes and so on and so on....hope this helps you!!!

Answer 8

a chair set off to the side away from everyone. Used to put a child in time out. Gained popularity from the shows "Super Nanny, and Nanny 911" good tactic for very minor misbehavior.

Answer 9

A chair where you put a yound child on when they are naughty, you put him/her on there 1 min for each year of there age.and you explain what they have done wrong.

Answer 10

For kids it's a chair you make them sit in when they've been bad.

Answer 11

a time out chair to put a child when he or she has misbehaved.