Why do some people feel putting a child in the corner is more humiliating then a time-out chair ?

Question

Why do some people feel putting a child in the corner is more humiliating then a time-out chair ?

Answer 1

I don't know, but if you think about it... how would you feel. Would you rather sit on a time out chair.... or would you rather stick your nose in a corner and not be allowed to move, knowing that everyone can see your back and snicker at you... but you cant' see to even know who saw you and how they reacted... I think that is humiliating.

My parents made me kneel on the floor and I was not allowed to move. I had to stay there on linoleum for 45 minutes and if my knees hurt (and they did!!!) I was told it was my fault and I should listen. I could hardly get up after the 30-45 mintues. The thing was I was a relatively good child... I never rebelled or purposely defied my parents.. I never deserved pain like that just for having my own opinion.

Answer 2

Standing in the corner is associated with shame, and you are deprived of seeing anyone while everyone can see you. It's very humiliating, and I therefore use it rarely with my daughters. If they have been wilfully disobedient or rude, they get spanked in the privacy of their room. This has worked better than the old standing in the corner, where one has to watch them all the time.

Answer 3

I DONT BELIEVE IN THOSE SOFT WACKO PUNISHMENT.

a corner is not pain inflicting nor does it teach them enough, thats why they get out of the corner or chair and act ooutt the sammee things...

thats weak.

whoop *** says more, tames them. gets the result and respect that should be given

Answer 4

the child can only look ast the versus looking at what everyone else is doing its mor efor the childs punishment than humility

Answer 5

I think it is because the child is facing away from everyone, and is totally secluded from the group. A time out chair normally is still within the group, or where the child can see other children.

I personally do not believe in either of these. I prefer talking to the child about their behavior and helping them to see the negative results of their behavior causes, and how to work on it the next time a stituation occurs.

In one of my centres, I had a child who would always bite other children. I bought the child a bear, and would direct the child over to the bear whenever he felt the 'need' to bite another child. This was also a result of him teething, but it directed him away to cauing harm to others.  At another centre, I had a child who would hit another child whenever the child touched what he was doing. The other teachers consistently put him on a time out, but it did not seem to work. I started using (hand out making stop), and saying "STOP! I do not like that." with him, at it had great results. That was my third week there, and by the fourth he had stopped hitting for the most part (maybe once/twice a week), and by the fifth had stopped altogher. I was there for 10 weeks, and the last half he always used the stop, and never did i see him hit another child (and have been told that he hasn't to this day).

Answer 6

we were never hit.. we were put in the corner.. on our knees with rice under them and had to touch the wall with our noses..

it hurt!! and was very humiliating..

Answer 7

Is there a difference?  My time-outs were in a chair in the corner.