Time out chair

Yes, it would. Of course the point of her techniques, and modern parenting, is to get kids to learn just to go to bed, and not that they need to go to bed or their parents will spank them.

Being good just because you are afraid of being spanked is not the same as being good because you have been taught that you are just expected to be good.

You can force a kid to eat dirt by spanking them if they don't. It doesn't mean they are going to grow up to eat dirt. Teaching kids right from wrong, the right way, teaches them so much more. Teaching kids to be good, part of which is not to use violence to solve problems, by using violence to solve problems just teaches kids about hypocricy. It TEACHES THEM that these rules apply only while you are a child, and when you are an adult, all bets are off.

That isn't what parenting is supposed to be about.

Spanking only works for so long. I mean, are you going to spank the kid when he's 17? Why should he listen to you anymore?

They have to learn to do what they told simply out of respect, not for fear of getting hurt.
Yes, if parents haven't used time outs before it will take /forever/ to get the kids to actually do it at the start, but once they have it down, they're good for life. It's like learning anything new.

Spanking is a VERY short-term solution, IMO, and it doesn't work with everyone (and in quite a few cases can make the kid act out even more).
Them having to sit in the same place for a good few minutes (which is an eternity for kids) will teach them patience, obedience and respect, all of which they will need later in life. And they actually have to make a concious choice to sit there and take the time out, because if they decide to get up every time they're put there, then it takes even longer - which is how it goes with most things in life.
But a boot isn't going to materialise and kick you in the butt every time you do something wrong as an adult. Once that threat is gone, they're free to do what they like.
And I'm not anti-spanking particularly (in fact, I think a lot of people get far too dramatic about it), I just think it's ineffective and lazy in comparison to alternate methods.
And in the end, taking the short-term, easy method simply because it's less work for you is pretty selfish. What's a few hours of effort when it comes to making sure your kids grow up right?

Yes, sometimes it is tempting to spank the child for a quick fix, but what exactly does that teach the child? Not much. I've seen the naughty/time out chair in action from my friend. When her kids misbehave, she gives them their warning...believe me, they don't want to sit in the naughty chair and be left out of everything. It actually works.

Most of these families on "SuperNanny" wouldn't have these issues if they would've instilled rules and a schedule when the children were very young. If you haven't noticed yet, practically all of the families state that they have no set rules...the kids sleep when and where they want to...they aren't held responsible for their actions...they walk all over their parents.

Then again, if they all behaved, we wouldn't have "SuperNanny"...I love this show!

spanking is the method of lazy parents.

Ditto. And it's call respecting the hand. I learned to respect my parents when I got a spanking. Yes I grumbled under my breath and said hateful things but you also do that with timeout. But I learned you watched what you said in front of your parents and other adults and respect them. You can learn that just as much with a spanking as time out. Time out didn't work with my daughter; a pop on top of the noggin did. And I don't believe in that counting thing either. Kids don't take you seriously. They just laugh at you and years later they will tell you they did.

I agree with Jo on the time-out chair. I think spanking should only be done in a situation when a child is at risk of injury, such as putting a key into an electric socket or splashing in a toilet (toddlers have drowned that way). After awhile, the child won't fight the time-out as much because he/she will realize that mom/dad will "put me back" if they run.
Spanking should NEVER be done in anger. Calm yourself first. If you are angry, you might accidentally hit too hard and cause actual harm to a child because you are not in control of yourself.
Any form of discipline should be out of love, not anger. It is intended to teach the child right from wrong.
Spare the rod does not mean an actual rod. It does not mean beat your kids. It means TEACH your kids and use appropriate discipline.

I understand the one-minute per year. The child will realize that he/she gets older, the time-out will last longer. "Eight is more then seven, nine is more than eight" and so on.

I use Jo's techniques and they WORK great!

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