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| Yes | 72% | 980 votes | Total: 1361 votes | |
| No | 28% | 381 votes |
Yes
Created on: December 07, 2011 Last Updated: December 08, 2011
We have all seen it, or, worse, been a part of it; a child and a parent are screaming back and forth
Created on: March 14, 2008 Last Updated: October 25, 2008
Time-out has proven to be my first choice of discipline strategy in raising my own young child to be
by Carol Smock
Created on: April 13, 2010 Last Updated: April 15, 2010
Using Time Out Effectively
The object of discipline is to teach acceptable behavior without causing
by Carol Gioia
Created on: July 30, 2007 Last Updated: May 09, 2012
Time-out is an effective discipline strategy for children. Time-out as a form of discipline evolved
Created on: March 14, 2008 Last Updated: July 30, 2008
Is time-out an effective discipline strategy for children?
Definitely! Time-outs are one the best methods
Created on: March 29, 2008
When it comes to punishing my three and a half year old girl, I have found that "time-outs" are especially
Created on: December 31, 2007
Time-outs can be a very effective discipline strategy. In fact, they have been around for a long time.
by Sparx
Created on: November 24, 2007
Time-out when used properly can be an effective way to discipline a child. When used incorrectly it's
Created on: March 14, 2008
Time-out can be very effective as a disciplinary action for children. In order for time-out to work
Created on: November 22, 2008
The strategies of time-out discipline have an affect not just towards children, but to the person(s)
by Jamie New
Created on: January 13, 2008
Yes I do believe that time-out is effective, as long as it's done right. You can't just put your child
Created on: January 24, 2008 Last Updated: May 24, 2012
Absolutely, time-out is an effective discipline strategy. Is it necessarily the most effective strategy?
Created on: January 04, 2011 Last Updated: January 05, 2011
Is Time-out effective?
Every child will learn, and react to different forms of discipline and in different
by J. Jewell
Created on: March 10, 2008
Every parent should be willing to accept the fact that there will never be one right answer to anything.
by Amber Bunyea
Created on: October 20, 2010
While we are discussing discipline strategy, it is important to note that it all depends on the age
Created on: October 22, 2009
As a karate instructor, I've taught many students over the years. Parents expect children in our karate
by Memee
Created on: November 09, 2008
Using the time out strategy for discipline when I was a child was unheard of in my family. If you needed
Created on: December 02, 2007
Time-outs can be very effective when disciplining a child. However, in order for it to have any affect
by Sas Freeman
Created on: February 06, 2008
When it comes to disciplining a child, there are many ways to go about it. I believe one of the best
Created on: November 15, 2007
Any discipline strategy is only as effective as the parents using it. Does that make sense? If so, then
No
by Sue Edgerley
Created on: June 24, 2009
Most child-raising books and Internet sites still promote time-outs as an effective discipline tool
Created on: August 06, 2007
Time out. I would have loved to hear those words after misbehaving when I was a child.
I believe that
Created on: October 17, 2008 Last Updated: May 18, 2009
Obviously, as a parent or childcare provider you have to have some tools at your disposal for disciplining
Created on: May 27, 2010 Last Updated: May 28, 2010
I feel that the time out method does not always work for each child. I have been working with children
Created on: August 08, 2008
As a parent of three sons, I believe I have learned a little regarding discipline and the working strategies
by Lisa Beach
Created on: September 22, 2008
No, it's not. A child brought up without effective discipline, is a child who will spin out of control
Created on: September 27, 2007
Time-out is not only an ineffective discipline strategy for children, but it is an extremely overused
by Frank Thomas
Created on: January 24, 2008
I'm the youngest of 7 children whose parents are old-school Jamaican Christians. Growing up, they would
by L. Easton
Created on: August 28, 2007 Last Updated: June 09, 2009
Before I explain why I do not believe that time outs are an effective means of "discipline" in my house,
Created on: October 05, 2009 Last Updated: October 09, 2009
As a parent, I easily found out that you can not rely on giving time outs. When I first learned about
Created on: February 26, 2008
Time-outs are a non-physical method of dealing with misbehavior. Like every other consequence there
by Wendy Brooks
Created on: July 29, 2007 Last Updated: April 23, 2012
I believe that the problem with a lot of children today is lack of discipline. How many times have you
by Rex Coker
Created on: September 28, 2007 Last Updated: March 03, 2008
Remember the days when you heard your parents say ," Don't ask me again". The next words out of our
by Sondra Gomez
Created on: March 01, 2009 Last Updated: March 03, 2009
I'm not sure as to when all of the different kinds of positive discipline came to be, as a form of redirecting,
Created on: October 30, 2007
Imagine you're a little kid, your mom has just found the amazing drawing you've put on the newly painted
Created on: August 28, 2007
I have three children and have constantly battled to stay a step ahead. Our punishments have varied
Created on: September 12, 2007
For my children it did not work alot,i have 3 ADHD kids and they have other problems that comes along
by Kate Maseri
Created on: November 29, 2007 Last Updated: December 11, 2007
Is time-out an effective discipline strategy for children?
A time-out is not always an operative punishment
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