Your child may call out
to you, cry, or have a tantrum on the time-out chair.
Plan A — Ignore your child. Turn away and avoid eye
contact while he is in time-out. Noisemaking in time-out will
usually decrease by itself if you consistently ignore it.
Plan B — If your child is three or four years old, tell him that
if he continues making noise, you'll add minutes on the timer. If
he is noisy when the timer rings, set the timer for one or two extra
minutes.
Comments — Noisemaking is usually the only type of
rebellious behavior that may continue for several weeks or
longer. Recognize that your child is trying to force you to stop
using time-out by making noise in time-out.