Is a 20 month old too young for time outs?

[bonnie]

Thank you Suzie_Homemaker! What do you mean by intentional hurting? In other words, if the child is hitting, isn't it always intentional?

[Suzie_Homemaker]

Thank you Suzie_Homemaker! What do you mean by intentional hurting? In other words, if the child is hitting, isn't it always intentional?

Intentional hurting = hitting vs tapping on their friends arm to get their attention, biting, pushing to get someone out of their way vs walking around them.

Unintentional hurting = when toddlers have a bit of a tug of war over a toy and one releases their grip resulting in the other smacking themselves in the face because they weren't expected no resistance, walking around not looking where they were going and tripping and landing hard on a child who was playing on the floor, trying to pull their friend up resulting in their arm being yanked, knocking over their friend because they were rushing and not looking where they were going so two children collide, a toddler throwing a toy that lands on another child, a toddler using another child to lean on to stand up and unintentionally pinching them when grabbing the clothing to get their balance.

Intentional is they took an action that directly resulting in someone being hurt vs unintentional meaning someone was hurt as a byproduct of the action they took.

[bonnie]

Thanks for the clarification. I have been trying your method the last couple of days and it seems to be working. Although it may be too early to tell and he could have had good days. But I will continue and see how it goes. Thank you again!