So if the child was really struggling with being part of the group and behaving anti-socially, perhaps physically towards other children, it is a duty of care responsibility of the teacher to protect the other children by removing the possible danger. In these circumstances there is a case for separating the child from the group but the child should never be left alone but rather in the care of supportive staff member. For the very young child who is at the sensory motor level of cognitive development the child is not really able to understand the perspective of another person therefore it is likely that the child would have difficulty understanding of the meaning of the directive.Īs children mature they begin to understand what is right and what is wrong and what behaviours please parents and which behaviours that don’t. If parents are employing time out as a form of behaviour modification, when it is appropriate to do so?ĭevelopmentally, for a very young child up the age of three, the child would not fully understand what the strategy was all about. In a public forum when a child is subjected to overt separation from the rest of the group it is likely that the child would experience strong feelings around rejection and criticism. In such a situation there’s less chance the child’s self esteem can be damaged. We know we’ve all been sent to our rooms and I think for most of us this form of time out it hasn’t had major psychological impact and that’s probably because the redirection took place within the safety and privacy of the home. Armed with 30 years of experience and strategies, Jo helps parents tackle social and behavioral challenges and everything else. Luckily Jo Frost is back on Lifetime Tuesday nights for Season 8 ofSupernanny. In some circumstances ‘time out’ may work. During these uncertain times as families are dealing with quarantine and homeschooling, parents are reaching out more than ever for help. In the home environment parents have the right to choose whichever form of behaviour modification programme that they feel is appropriate for their children. It is a redirection of behaviour into a positive outcome for the child, not a redirection into a negative outcome for the child.
Instead of having time out, what we would say is ‘This play is not working for you at the moment, where would you like to play now?’
What we always try and do is work from a strength perspective, even in the management of children you need to manage behaviour positively by giving children an opportunity to make their personal choices.Ĭhildren should be given the choice of how they are going to play and actively encouraged to choose the right one. I think if it is used in an extreme form it definitely I think common sense would tell you that if you were regularly having to experience separation from others and made to feel less worthy, if that was happening on a daily basis for example in a childcare setting, that child would gradually start to feel not as confident as the other members of the group who are maybe receiving positive affirmation.
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