Why Do Children Get Time Out

For many generations parents and schools have used time outs on children under the age of 5 this is supposed to help the child learn their lesson. Many people believe that children should get time outs for a couple different reasons. The first reason is so the child will learn their lesson and understand what they did wrong. The second reason is children are fueled by attention time outs can help the child eventually stop that action. Lastly time outs help discipline children and respect their elders. However, I believe children under the age of 5 shouldn’t get put in time out for a couple different reasons. The first reason is children shouldn’t get punished for making mistakes. The second reason is it hurts their developing self-esteem. Lastly the children are not getting any positive methods to help them.

The opponents first view on children under 5 years old getting time outs is the benefit of the child learning their lesson. If a child gets told to stop doing …show more content…
Zakaria "children are like clay, we should raise them confident .To do this highlight their strengths and reinforce it"(2017). For instance, your not working through the situation with that child if you send them to time out every time its occurs. The child won't be able to work on their emotions with their self or others around them. This can cause internal angry with the child and can be a reason why they don’t listen. In moments like this those in charge should not highlight what they did wrong but highlight their strengths and the things does correctly. Letting them know what they did right. Also act the way they act because they know they will go to time out once there finished they can come back and do it over if they want to. Soon the child will eventually not like being friendly or talking and be around those because they won’t feel comfortable around