Let’s explore some things that make time outs less effective and how Christian parents can use them to create opportunities for discipleship.ġ) Time out is ineffective when used as a punishment Objectively speaking, a child sitting in a corner to “think about what he did” until a kitchen timer rings cannot affect change. This is likely because studies have found that 85% of parents are using time outs incorrectly. Time outs may not be causing any harm, but in most cases, they are not that effective. No matter how they looked at the data, they were not able to find that time outs caused any direct harm. Pediatric psychologists followed children from age 3 to age 11 and found that children whose parents used time outs were at no greater risk for developing depression, anxiety, or aggression than parents who never used time out. These professionals believe that sending a child to time out can have negative outcomes down the road.Ĭurrent research, however, does not seem to back this up. Their argument is that time out shames kids for acting up and sends the message that they are not allowed to have or express big feelings. Many parenting experts and platforms are currently discouraging parents from using time out. This post is an attempt to address these issues. You may have even read online that time out does more harm than good. If you are a parent of a young child, you may wonder if time out is now an outdated parenting technique.
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