Time out advice please

[whymewhyme]

This has probably been done to death but How do you implement time out? My son is 2.5 years old and he has constant tantrums, is pushing boundaries and just doesn't listen to me at all. I'm not sure at all how to start time out, help appreciated please!

Forget time out. When he loses control like that, stay close, don't try to talk to him and be ready for a cuddle when he feels calm enough.

You don't need to punish tantrums. You just need to make sure that the tantrum doesn't achieve anything for him. Don't change your mind to keep him quiet or give him what he wants to avoid a tantrum. Treat is as the difficulty managing emotional overload that it is and offer support and reassurance.

I don't give a time out for a tantrum (I just stay quiet till my DS is done) but for violent behaviour my DS gets sent to the corridor. I have done this for my 3DC and it's worked well as whatever room you're in, there is always a corridor outside so you can keep an eye on them and your other DC in the room if you have any. If he hits etc then I pick him up, take him to the corridor, explain what he did wrong and that he is having a 2 minute break, then after the 2 minutes are up I go back to him, explain again what he did wrong and therefore he had to have a time out, then we have a cuddle and nothing more is mentioned about the bad behaviour. I think time outs are very effective and stops things escalating and keeps everyone fairly calm.