Which is why we quickly separated "time out" -- a consequence of undesirable behavior/ punishment, from "take a break" -- get out of the area, do something quiet and non-destructive. The boys do not have the same sleep schedules, tolerances for light or noise, OR tolerances for irritating clothing/bedding. This was NOT conducive to sound mental health for awhile, but learning to phrase things as "break it up, you each do something else for a while" --and flipping a coin to see who got to use their bedroom for the first fifteen minutes-- saved my MIND.
Heck, as an adult, I cope with too much interaction/too many people by taking a stroll to the bathroom and back, because that gives me at least five minutes of /breathing room/. Kids can be exactly the same way!
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Re: Oh, my, again!
Date: 2014-08-13 10:48 pm (UTC)Heck, as an adult, I cope with too much interaction/too many people by taking a stroll to the bathroom and back, because that gives me at least five minutes of /breathing room/. Kids can be exactly the same way!