Time-outs

We researched information about time-outs, focusing on the positive and negative sides. With all of the negative light on time-outs most of the following articles give examples of other ways to discipline your child. As parents it is important to look at the pros and cons of every situation in your child's life. It is important to always give your children a safe and positive environment.

This article talks about how time-outs really do not work with children. It list many misconceptions about the way some people think/look at time-outs. 

This article describes the past discipline options and how time-out is the new “in” way. It talks about how you can use time-outs in a right and positive way. And how balance is always the key. 

This article discusses the history of discipline for children. It then explains about a study of long-term effects of discipline. It then goes into giving examples of positive parenting and doing timeouts right. 

This article counters the below two articles and discusses successful time-out tactics. If a parent chooses to implement time-outs, these are some effective ways to do so.

This article takes a more scientific approach. It looks at brain research on the effect of time-outs. Daniel J. Siegel discourages time-outs as a result of his findings. 

This article discusses six reasons why time-outs are bad. Instead, they focus on what to do instead and strategies that have been proven to be more effective. The article provides a list of links to the different strategies if parents want to find out more information.

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