At 22 months I think you are underestimating her,LOL. However with anything new, kids have to experience it a few times before the idea makes sense, same as us, new things take practice. The issue is to be strong, consistent and explain what,why,where and when. Once she has a time out or two she will be ahead of the game in no time,hehe. The issue comes when they dont want to do time out, and the tantrums start, that is when one really needs the strong will and determination to stick to ones path,ugh. I spent quite a little while sitting on the time out step, just holding my youngest and not looking or talking untill she calmed down. At three, she now takes herself off to the step, when she has done some thing a little naughty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Best wishes, with whatever works best for you.Luv Winnie.x

 A naughty step/ spot never worked for me, but I found putting her in the hallway or her bedroom where she was removed from my sight worked wonders! I would put her there, wait a minute then tell her she was there because her behaviour was not on.( There was no point tryinng beforehand as she was out of control and nothing I said made any difference! ( Scraeming snot running, head spinning , posssesed type stuff!)  If she wanted to come out she needed to say sorry to Mummy. Usually an apology would quickly be given. I would open the door, again reiterate that I loved her but her behaviour was not nice ( specify what it was) naughty toad once she hit the 3 yo mark would NOT say sorry for ages! It then became a test of wills! I would calmy reiterate that if she wanted to come out, then she had to say sorry for her behaviour, she would open the door and hurl herself on the floor and continue her tanty. I would pick her up and place her back in the room, close the door and repeat myself. She even at one stage threw everything in her room against the door ! anything to try and engage me again! It was all about getting my attention. I have been guilty of holding the door closed at times until she apologised. Once the battle of wills had been won, we haven't had many more problems!It is important that your partner back you up. I explained to him the procedure and he has used it accordingly - he has found it works too! Once her behaviour starts, she gets a warning, if it continues she gets a second one, third time she gets time out! ( It is usually quite extreme behaviour and I know when it is building.Often a distraction will work, but if  not, then the "plan"is followed. you just need to remember to be firm and consistant. The more you react to the behaviour, the more they will do it. Removing them from you and denying them a reaction to their behaviour by remaining firm, calm and consistant will nip that behaviour in the bud.Cheers! P": It is always important to remind them that you love them, but their behaviour is what is not acceptable.

However you do it, just make sure that you not only inform your little one about the negative behaviour, but let them know what the appropriate, positive behaviour is. Also, at times when the negative behaviour is not occurring, you can do imaginative play with teddies, dolls etc., that re-enact situations. ie. Negative behaviour occurs - time out happens - after time out - positive behaviour. Positive behaviour only play, too.

She probably won't know what you mean until you explain/demonstrate it. But she'll certainly understand that misbehaviour means she'll get removed from social interaction if you do it. Decide where you want her time out space to be & how long you want it to last. Then just do it. I'm into warnings so I gave my daughter warnings; there was never a 3rd warning. Either the behaviour stopped or time out happenned. It worked from 18m so I don't think you'll have any trouble.

Rosalinda

Time out can start quite well from about 15 months old - at 15 monhs you simply pick the child up and remove them from the scene.

By the time they are 18 months old, time out in a certain place works very well, then by the time they are 2yo they definately understand time out!

Your child is 22 months old and couldn't be stuck straight into a hallway/on a step etc and expect it to work

I'd give your child an accelerated lesson in time out by starting by removing your child from the scene of the misdomeaner for a very short time, with a firm (not sharp) short explanation about the undesired behaviou - ie  "Jane - you are not to smack your brother, please stand in the doorway for a moment", and set the time for 30 seconds or so - and working it up to a 2 minute time out over a couple of weeks.  When she's ready to come out, a brief conversation - Jane please say sorry to your brother, or We dont blah blah to other people/in this house etc.  The conversation after timeout shoud only be about for half the time of the time out, and really no more than a few minutes unless the misdomeaner was really intentionally naughty.

My kids sit in the hallway so that they cannot see into any room or see any tv etc - a very boring hallway.  Some people have a step, or a small stool against a wall etc.  I personally do not like a corner (hmmm stigma from being a child myself - lol)  We sat a timer that means I do not forget to let them out, and its 1 minute for every year of age. (my 4.5yo gets 4.5 minutes, my 7.5yo gets 7.5 minutes), and an apology is expected when they come out

Good luck!

I started time out when he was old enough to know that throwing his toys was not a good thing, which I think was around18 months....  I knew he would not sit still, so I put him in the high chair and that became the time out chair...

He is to big for it now, we just put it in his room, or tell him to sit in the chair and he calms down...

I started my son at 18 months when he was throwing toys around (and hitting us). That was the one and only reason why he went to time out. At first he found it amusing and actually walked himself there. But eventually, he hated it. Our time-out corner was just a corner wall where he had to stay for (1 min per 1 yr of age). But really, as long as his in the vicinity, I was happy. He could sit, like down or whatever, as long as he stayed there. I also had a kitchen timer on and I told him that once it started beeping, he can come to me or I can get him and he apologizes.

they understand and know more than you think do not underestimate she is woman in training and i'm sure you have seen traits already. why would she refuse coz she can and loves the reaction from you.time out only works for a little while and then they relize its it's nothing to be afraid of it's o.k. at this age as you can still place them in time out and they know they have to stay there.when they get 3-5 yrs years they need something a little more punishing like no t.v. for 2 days or take his fave toy away.good luck 

when i did family day care i had a certain child bite other kids out of frustration, but the hard thing here is that he was only 12 mths old!!! The only thing that i was advised to do was to take him away from the child hurt place him in his highchair buckled in and tell him that what he did was a hurtful thing, then go back to the child hurt and give that child attension. After a weeks worth( was tiring) as it happened a few times a day , it worked!! He knew,he would go to bite a child but then kiss them!!! SO i think yes, if you kept persisting it will work, you just have to be hard for a while, talk to her on why she needs to have time on her own and what the behaviour was that she did wrong. She will get it. I hope it works for you, toddlers are so hard!!!!!!!! I have just started with my 18mth old with time on her own, only 2 times so far but im sure there is more to come! LOL

naomi xx