Time out is when your child has been naughty or behaved in a way that you don't like. You put them somewhere usually in another room or out of sight for them to sit and just have be quiet until they think about what they've done, then apologize. My eldest and my four year old so many times when we've done that, we'll be like, no, I don't want to hug, go away, I hate you - but within a few minutes he's ready for a hug. And I honestly think it's because we are just so generous with our attention for him. We sit and talk him through situations, talking through how he's feeling, rather than just excluding