Timeouts are a dated and ineffective parenting strategy. So what’s a good alternative?

As a parent, it is really important to ensure that your children are respectful and disciplined. However, some parents go about this in a very different way. Not every kid is going to be able to be disciplined the same. Timeouts used to be big in the world of parenting but now, it is very outdated. Of course, the age of the child makes a huge difference for that. A good alternative is to take away their video games.

Key Takeaways:

• As a parent, you are going to have your own way in which you discipline your child.
• Though timeouts may be a little bit outdated, it might still work for you and your child.
• Not everyone is against capital punishment but you need to be careful of toeing the line between physical abuse and discipline.

“Supernanny may have left our screens, but many parents still rely on timeouts when their kids misbehave. A growing number of experts, though, advise against it.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2018/11/19/timeouts-are-dated-ineffective-parenting-strategy-so-whats-good-alternative/?noredirect=on