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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am curious, for a toddler what do you do instead of time out. I have a fairly easy going 20 mo and have out her in time out maybe 3x. Only for a less than a minute, Then she does whatever it was I asked.
I get with older children you can take things away, but for the 18mos-3 age how would you handle a child throwing a toy and not picking it up (for example)[/quote]

You can put the toy in a time out. Set it on a counter where LO can see, set a timer, and tell them that they can't play with that toy for x minutes because it is not nice to throw toys. During that time LO is free to do whatever, but I find that frequently they are focused on the toy that is in time out. When the timer goes off they have the chance to play nicely with the toy.

I worked for the family where he toddler went through a phase where he would pinch me. I would tell him that I wouldn't play with him until he could do nice touches, and I would carry him to the other side of the room, then walk away. Sometimes he would follow me and pinch me again, but it usually only took 2 or 3 times of reiterating and separating us until he would follow me and gently rub my leg.  [/quote]

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