This week on King 5 News, I shared some of the problems with time outs a punishment and what to do instead.
For more on this topic, check out Why Time Outs Don't Work & What To Do Instead.
Video: The Problem With Time Outs
Sick of Nagging? Try Less Talk, More Action
Can you imagine if your partner said, "put on your shoes" ten times before you left the house? Is there any reason to listen to the first nine times? By the tenth time, you might be ready to throw your shoes out the door and tell your partner to go by themselves!
And yet, with our kids, we yell orders from the other room and wonder why our demands are not met. We repeat them again and again, ramping up our own anger and frustration.
They ignore us and we keep demanding.
Why Time Outs Don't Work & What To Do Instead
Imagine this. You are about to leave for work and your partner says, “I cannot believe you left your towel on the floor again! I am so angry and frustrated with you, go sit in your room and think about it until I tell you that you can come out.” What would you be thinking, feeling and deciding about your partner and your relationship?