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Timeout is generally not supposed to BE the "punishment". It's meant to give the child time to calm down, think about it, and then go BACK to what they were supposed to be doing before they went into timeout.
I hear you, though. When we first started using timeouts, DD was shocked and WAILED her misery as soon as she was in timeout. Now she doesn't seem nearly as "bothered" by them. It is irritating, but I have to remind myself about the purpose of a timeout.
Use logical consequences whenever possible!! Give some specifics about what the problems are....
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