Without meaning to, my wife and I conducted an A-B experiment while disciplining our two children. They are 4½ years apart, and somewhere in that gap — thanks to the suggestions of the progressive, mindful parenting books we regularly consume — we did away with the popular refuge of nearly all parents (probably since the dawn of time): the “timeout.” As some Neanderthal dad probably yelled, “Go to your part of the cave until you’ve calmed down!”
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