Comforting Children

[mickyc]

I am not sure about how I feel about a child being restrained while in a timeout (buckled in wagon, high chair or in playpen). Child should know that if you send them to a certain spot that they need to remain there until allowed out. I tell children having a tantrum that once they have calmed down they can join the group. I think buckling them in somewhere just causes more anxiety and the child to be more upset. I think of it more as more like giving them space/time to relax and collect themselves. It is similar to a timeout but not quiet the same. Not sure if that makes sense.

[torontokids]

I am not sure about how I feel about a child being restrained while in a timeout (buckled in wagon, high chair or in playpen). Child should know that if you send them to a certain spot that they need to remain there until allowed out. I tell children having a tantrum that once they have calmed down they can join the group. I think buckling them in somewhere just causes more anxiety and the child to be more upset. I think of it more as more like giving them space/time to relax and collect themselves. It is similar to a timeout but not quiet the same. Not sure if that makes sense.

I'll be honest, it is/was not easy for me to do it but I am kind of at the end of my rope here. I tried initially putting him in a spot to calm down and he wouldn't stay (after multiple attempts at putting him back) I put him in the wagon.