"Take out time out" portable disciplinary mat - Page 3

[flower01]

I love that the description says "Makes great gifts!" and "Don't leave home w/o one."

A great gift? - now that would be embarassing. Is it a gift for the parent? Or the child? And what kind of occasion would this be a good gift for?

"Oh, Johnny. Happy 2nd Birthday! Now that you're terrible, you get to carry around your punishment with you wherever you go. "

[PoppyMama]

Seems silly and unnecessary even if your family uses time out. What I want to know is if I got one could I stand on it and no one would talk to me -including my children- cause if so I'm in.

[phathui5]

We do use time-out, but I can't see carrying around a special mat for it.

[transformed]

Originally Posted by phathui5

We do use time-out, but I can't see carrying around a special mat for it.

If my kids are acting up I just say "You know, the grocery store has a time out." or whereever we are.

They look shocked every time.

[veganone]

Originally Posted by transformed

If my kids are acting up I just say "You know, the grocery store has a time out." or whereever we are.

They look shocked every time.

I may have to steal this idea.

[angelcat]

Originally Posted by Freefromitall

I'm confused as to why, if you do timeouts, you'd need a portable mat. My mom did timeouts, without a special rug. Maybe she was just lucky that she could consistently find buildings with walls and corners and such?

I have no issue with timeouts, but see no need to carry a mat around. The main problem I have out and about is my 3 1/2 yrold runnong off and no coming when called. Most of the time, I can just tell erh she listens, or she has to hold my hand or go in a cart, or back in her stroller if I have it. And I follow thru. I have also just had her sit pon the floor near where I was looking, as I didn't have a cart or stroller.

I could see using it at home, altho at this point, I have my daughter sit on the couch or go to her room.

Originally Posted by annettemarie

I want the mat for me. It can be my happy spot. "No talking to Mama. She's in the bullseye."

LOVE this idea.

[Breeder]

I can't believe someone thought that thing was a good idea.

It has time out written in HUGE letters...they would only do that to point out that the child is misbehaving therefore the company that produces it had embarrassment IN MIND during the design of the product. That makes me a little ill.

We've always used time outs with DS1, but we always used them as a cooling off period, not a 'everyone look at the BAD little kid' example.

[Lisa85]

We do time-outs for the child. For them to take a minute, step back and realize whatever they've been doing/did is not acceptable behavior. Or, on the bad days, a time out for me to give me a break even if they aren't putting 2 and 2 together. Knock on wood, I have never had to give a time out anywhere but our house and I can't imagine I would do it if needed. Where are they supposed to stand by themselves at and not be at risk of being taken or running off?

There's no need for a mat. We don't even use the same spot at home. I don't want them to get bad feelings every time they walk by a certain step or chair. So we change it up and this way there is no negative connotation to any areas of the house.

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People will spend money on anything.

For $15, I'd rather go out for dinner.

If my child needs a time out in public, we'd just go home.

[Ceinwen]

Originally Posted by veganone

I'm not anti time-out in all cases, but discipline through humiliation is awful. That makes me so sad for her LO.

I will occasionally use TO as a last resort, but never ever where my dd would be embarassed by it. That's absolutely awful.