How we conduct Time Out. (As guided by Doc Spock.)
1. We told Will about Time Out.
2. We give a warning*.
3. When he does said offense a second time, we:
4. Pick him up and carry him to a chair, facing the corner.
5. Start the red timer at 2 minutes.
6. Hold him in our laps** until the buzzer goes off.
7. Explain why he was in Time Out, and end with a hug and kiss.
*Warning = “If you dump the cats’ water bowl over again/If you pull the safety guards off the cabinets again/If you play in the water cooler again… you will sit in Time Out.” These are really his only offenses, so currently, Time Out is only over these things.
** He’s too little to stay in a chair by himself, the hold in the lap techique is a Doc Spock move.
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