Sentence examples for given a time out from inspiring English sources

Or telling hyper-competitive suburban parents that the answer to their problem is Silent Sundays -- where adults, essentially, are given a time out?

If it was a schoolyard they'd be given a time out but the federal government prefers to back the bully.

Now, far be it from me to tell you how to parent, but whenever my toddler becomes aggressive, he is given a time out.

She told them that they had been given a "time-out" and asked them to use their imaginations "to create an experience".

Consider the appropriateness of when and where you give a time out.

The principal gave me a time out, he grabbed my sweater and said, 'Is that how you slap the first graders?' He gave me the slap when I was looking for beads for a classmate who wanted to make a bracelet.

For example, send them to bed early, give them a time out, take away a privilege, say they have to help with the house chores for a week.

" 'Give yourself a time out' is what I tell them," said Dana Hammonds, the director of player services and development for the association.

If it continues, give them a time out and a strict warning.

Tell them never to spank her, but to give her a time out instead.

Beware the toddler might run away if you give them a time out, so be very nice about it.