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[quote=Anonymous]I'm the PP who did the 1-2-3 approach with time-outs. I don't do it because she's a sly mastermind and I need to punish her. I do the time-outs because she needs to have the experience of a hard limit so that she can feel safe within those limits. Now, if she hits me and I start to count, she knows she's gone too far and it helps her reel in her reactions so that she doesn't get a time-out. I also look at the time-outs as a safe way to have a temper tantrum and blow off steam. She can yell, hit the door, etc, but she doesn't actually have to worry that she's going to go too far / hit us / get out of control. By the time she's done, she calms down, gives a hug and apologizes, and we immediately forgive and move on. It has worked for us. But of course, also teach her coping skills when she's not too upset to be rational, and also model your own coping mechanisms. It's not either/or.[/quote]
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