Comments on: Time out! http://omegamom.com/2006/02/15/time-out/ A "good enough" mom muses about alpha moms, adoption, computers, the State Of The World, Internet quirkiness, and the Kosmik All Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:37:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: ThoughtsInsideMyHead http://omegamom.com/2006/02/15/time-out/#comment-260 ThoughtsInsideMyHead Fri, 17 Feb 2006 15:19:00 +0000 http://omegamom.com/?p=116#comment-260 When I was a teen, I babysat for a little boy adopted from Korea. He had major attachment issues, too. I still remember the bedtime ritual I went through with him. His parents were much more adamant about explaining everything to me, the clueless teen, than any other parent I ever worked for. Put little boy in the crib, sit in the rocking chair for about an hour,turn on the special music, then when he closed his eyes, crawl on the floor and sneak out. I never minded doing this, but I'm sure the elaborate routine wore his parents down. I guess that's why they needed me. When I was a teen, I babysat for a little boy adopted from Korea. He had major attachment issues, too. I still remember the bedtime ritual I went through with him. His parents were much more adamant about explaining everything to me, the clueless teen, than any other parent I ever worked for.
Put little boy in the crib, sit in the rocking chair for about an hour,turn on the special music, then when he closed his eyes, crawl on the floor and sneak out.
I never minded doing this, but I’m sure the elaborate routine wore his parents down. I guess that’s why they needed me.

]]> By: Figlet http://omegamom.com/2006/02/15/time-out/#comment-259 Figlet Fri, 17 Feb 2006 14:53:00 +0000 http://omegamom.com/?p=116#comment-259 I am SO relieved you wrote this post because that's exactly our routine. I mean it's a routine of sorts, albeit an imperfect one. Dinner. Bath. Stories. Jammies. ANDWHENAREYOUGOINGTOFALLASLEEPFORTHELOVEOFGODPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE. You know. At least LSP slept solo last night. It's the least she could do for staying up til 11PM. I am SO relieved you wrote this post because that’s exactly our routine. I mean it’s a routine of sorts, albeit an imperfect one. Dinner. Bath. Stories. Jammies. ANDWHENAREYOUGOINGTOFALLASLEEPFORTHELOVEOFGODPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE. You know. At least LSP slept solo last night. It’s the least she could do for staying up til 11PM.

]]> By: Scott Ocheltree http://omegamom.com/2006/02/15/time-out/#comment-258 Scott Ocheltree Thu, 16 Feb 2006 17:17:00 +0000 http://omegamom.com/?p=116#comment-258 Bedtime isn't an issue for us at our house, but that's because we found something that works for us. And I didn't get the feel that what you are doing doesn't work for you. Like momma star said, "This works for every kid" theories are bulls**t. We are on boy #3, a beautiful child (just like the other 2) but a completely unique person. Which is what makes each one of them so fascinating. Bedtime isn’t an issue for us at our house, but that’s because we found something that works for us. And I didn’t get the feel that what you are doing doesn’t work for you.

Like momma star said, “This works for every kid” theories are bulls**t.

We are on boy #3, a beautiful child (just like the other 2) but a completely unique person. Which is what makes each one of them so fascinating.

]]> By: gigi http://omegamom.com/2006/02/15/time-out/#comment-257 gigi Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:24:00 +0000 http://omegamom.com/?p=116#comment-257 This post reminded me of the last time I saw my nephew. He's such a little bugger (at the age of 3) that he is very well versed on the time out procedure. As a matter of fact, if he has done something wrong and is on the verge of being caught, he runs to his timeout chair before anyone can yell at him! The last time that I saw him was at a family bar-b-que. He had smacked me in the head and my brother was making him apologize to me. My nephew didn't want to so my brother gave him an option: either aplogize or have a time out. The little sh!t ran right to his timeout chair, laughing the whole way! It seems to me that the whole timeout concept seems to have gone right over his head. That, and it's just not working! This post reminded me of the last time I saw my nephew. He’s such a little bugger (at the age of 3) that he is very well versed on the time out procedure. As a matter of fact, if he has done something wrong and is on the verge of being caught, he runs to his timeout chair before anyone can yell at him!

The last time that I saw him was at a family bar-b-que. He had smacked me in the head and my brother was making him apologize to me. My nephew didn’t want to so my brother gave him an option: either aplogize or have a time out. The little sh!t ran right to his timeout chair, laughing the whole way! It seems to me that the whole timeout concept seems to have gone right over his head. That, and it’s just not working!

]]> By: Momma Star http://omegamom.com/2006/02/15/time-out/#comment-256 Momma Star Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:04:00 +0000 http://omegamom.com/?p=116#comment-256 Oh yes, the hysterics. Mine can work himself into asthma flares. I am so over the "this works for every kid" parenting theories. Oh yes, the hysterics. Mine can work himself into asthma flares.

I am so over the “this works for every kid” parenting theories.

]]> By: Anonymous http://omegamom.com/2006/02/15/time-out/#comment-255 Anonymous Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:33:00 +0000 http://omegamom.com/?p=116#comment-255 Sounds a familiar; in our house, Dad is easier to influence, too. Sounds a familiar; in our house, Dad is easier to influence, too.

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