Time Out

So we've started giving Anna time outs. I started right around her second birthday. Usually we just ignore her when she has a fit, but when she gets really out of hand, she goes into her crib for two minutes.

Last week she was hungry so she started to climb onto her high chair. When I didn't respond right away, she just started to freak out rather than simply tell me 'eat'. So upstairs and into the crib she went. I went to get her a couple of minutes later and she had stopped crying. But as soon as I asked her what she wanted (looking for her to tell me 'out'), she started wailing again. So another two minutes was added to the clock. When she calmed down, I went in and even though she was still wimpering, she did manage to say 'out' so I took her out and rewarded her with a snack - what she was looking for in the first place.

Luckily, for the most part walking away from Anna does the trick just fine so time outs are few and far between right now. But only time will tell!