Category Archives: Chapter 7

Chapter 7 How to Reduce Inappropriate Behavior All too often distraught parents ask, “But Doctor, what do I do when . . .?” . . . three-year-old Justine has a tantrum every time I insist she take my hand while … Continue reading →

How to Apply Time-out In Your Home The Purpose The term time-out is short for “time out from positive reinforcement.”  Time-out is designed to reduce benefits to children during unacceptable behavior, specifically by withholding positive reinforcement – an important aspect … Continue reading →

How to Apply Time-out in Your Home (continued) The Set-up First, when applying the time-out technique, intervene before over-taxing your own patience and internal controls. Telling your child to “stop” no more than twice supports this. You can’t be effective … Continue reading →

How to Apply Time-out In Your Home (continued) The Elements of Success with this Technique You may still see time-out as just “the same old thing” you have tried before without much success. To highlight some of the fairly subtle … Continue reading →

How to Apply Time-out In Your Home (continued) Manage Your Child Coming Back from Time-out When you started the time-out process, you instructed your child to remain in the quiet place and to check with you when calm. Upon return … Continue reading →

How to Apply Time-out In Your Home (continued) Follow Through, Follow Through, Follow Through Because this new approach to dealing with misbehavior may be unsettling, your child is likely to test you, maybe even several times, while you both get … Continue reading →

How to Apply Time-out In Your Home (continued)  Sample Family Challenges in Implementing Time-out While the time-out concept and approach are pretty straightforward, applying them can be challenging. The following samples from other families illustrate ways to address some such … Continue reading →

How to Apply Time-out In Your Home (continued)  Sample Family Challenges in Implementing Time-out (continued) Whenever we send both sons to time-out because they are fighting, six-year-old Noah comes out calm a lot sooner than nine-year-old Victor and that makes … Continue reading →

How to Apply Time-out In Your Home (continued) Sample Family Challenges in Implementing Time-out (continued) Our child seemed to have lots of tantrums before we started time-out and is doing a lot better. Now, when we do send him to … Continue reading →

How to Apply Time-out In Your Home (continued)  Sample Family Challenges in Implementing Time-out (continued)  When my children are bickering and I send them to time-out, they each start blaming the other and telling me it’s unfair to be sent … Continue reading →