DS is 3 and a half, bright, wilful, spirited, demanding, eloquent.
When he goes OTT or simply misbehaves I use time out at bottom of stairs in full view of me so he is never alone. He dutifully sits there, sometimes crying, more often not upset, until I let him come off and talk about why he was there.
I have been reading that time in is much better because it doesn't teach the child that when they are having a hard time and misbehaving they must be alone in their struggle.
isn't ' time in' simply rewarding bad behaviour with cuddles and attention though? I cant get my head around it.