Time Outs

By Deborah Pettitt | July 9, 2016

Using Time Ins or Time Outs

Dan Siegel talks about the problems with using time out for discipline in this Time magazine article. I agree with the concept of time-in. “Come here and calm”. Most attachment disordered children are not affected by being sent away. Closeness for them is more therapeutic. They also need the presence of the parent if they have any hope of pulling things together. They need a co-regulator; the parent is the co-regulator.

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About Deborah Pettitt

am the Director of Family Christian Counseling Center of Phoenix and have extensive training and experience in treating children. I am one of a few Registered Play Therapist Supervisors in the state of Arizona. with training in Bruce Perry’s neurosequential model. I have taught Child and Adolescent Counseling at Fuller seminary. My specialty is helping children recover from trauma, abuse and neglect. I am skilled in treating attachment issues. Parents are always an integral part of this process.