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[quote=Anonymous]I don't think anyone has said the kid is a master mind in control of their emotions? Did i miss that? The goal of the time out is to give the child a break to work out their own feelings, similar to many of the other suggestions made.

If you have a child that responds well to a parent giving back rubs and telling them they're a good child, and that child learns to stop hitting, learns to follow directions from adults in the appropriate settings, and learns emotional regulation - that's wonderful. You have an easy kid and you found out what works.

If you have a child who responds well to holding their hands back and saying "I will not let you hit me," do that. I think many parents wish it would work for them. I did.

If your child responds well to a "time in" where you don't leave, and can help the child name their feelings and the better responses, that's great too. One of my kids responds well to a "time in," and so that's what we do.

If your child does not respond to any of these, then you end up with a parent who puts the child in the room and holds the door closed while the child calms down. You shouldn't have to do that a lot before the child starts to calm down on their own and sits in time out.

You have a child that chases you around the house hitting you. Sounds like you've already tried simply leaving and that hasn't worked. The next step is to pick another option, *be consistent,* and give it a couple months or more to see if this helps the child, before trying something different.[/quote]

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