Corner Time As A Punishment At Home (Standing In The Corner)
Are you a parent?
| 43% (552) | Yes | |
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| 42% (547) | No (If you are a child there are questions for you further down) | |
| 10% (134) | I am a single mother. | |
| 3% (48) | I am a single father. |
1281 voters have answered this question.
Do you make you kids stand in the corner as a punishment? (Time-Out)
| 82% (793) | Yes | |
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| 2% (28) | No I don't believe in using Time Out | |
| 10% (99) | Sometimes | |
| 0% (7) | I don't believe in time-out, but I do it anyway. | |
| 1% (13) | I tried it, but it didn't work. | |
| 0% (8) | I used to do it, but not no more. | |
| 1% (18) | That is old fashion punishment. Doesn't work today. |
966 voters have answered this question.
How long do you make your kids stand in the corner?
| 12% (123) | I go according to their age. (e.g 5 years old = 5 minutes) | |
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| 2% (23) | 5 minutes | |
| 5% (55) | 10 minutes | |
| 7% (73) | 20 minutes | |
| 12% (121) | 30 minutes | |
| 10% (99) | An hour | |
| 13% (128) | 2 hours | |
| 36% (352) | All depends on what they did. |
974 voters have answered this question.
How are they supposed to stand in the corner?
| 21% (211) | Nose touching wall, hands behind back. | |
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| 17% (167) | Nose Touching wall, hands to sides. | |
| 29% (286) | Nose Touching wall, hands on head. | |
| 9% (90) | Nose Touching wall, Hands in the air. | |
| 6% (67) | Don't matter, as long their nose is touching the wall. | |
| 15% (150) | Don't matter, as long as I don't see their face. |
971 voters have answered this question.
What reason(s) why you make your kids stand in the corner?
| 69% (666) | Talking smart to me. | |
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| 52% (498) | Not doing the chores. | |
| 38% (368) | Goofing around. | |
| 69% (666) | Not listening to me. | |
| 58% (559) | Fighting with sibling(s) | |
| 39% (379) | Not doing well in school | |
| 50% (487) | Doing something dangerous. (Such as playing with fire) | |
| 71% (687) | Not following house rules | |
| 61% (585) | Using foul language | |
| 62% (594) | Bad manners | |
| 33% (324) | Other |
956 voters have answered this question.
What do you usually say to your child when they have to stand in the corner?
| 7% (68) | "TIME OUT!" (Assuming They know what it means) | |
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| 45% (434) | "Go stand in the corner!" | |
| 15% (145) | "It's Corner TIme for you." | |
| 5% (49) | "Go to the corner it's time-out!" | |
| 16% (160) | "Go stand in that corner over there!" | |
| 10% (96) | Other |
952 voters have answered this question.
If you child does not go to the corner, do you add more time?
| 46% (440) | Yes | |
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| 2% (24) | NO | |
| 11% (108) | I drag them to the corner (little kids) | |
| 4% (40) | I will give them 5 minutes, if they dont go more time added. | |
| 18% (173) | IF they refuse to go, I do alternate punishments.(Leave message) | |
| 17% (165) | I will add more time each minute they don't go. |
950 voters have answered this question.
Let's say both of your kids are fighting at home, and they have to do corner time how do you handle this?
| 45% (420) | Both of you "Go stand in the corner (Separate corners) | |
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| 40% (375) | "(Name) That corner over there (Name) That corner over there!" | |
| 8% (80) | "Both of you TIME OUT!" | |
| 6% (57) | Other |
932 voters have answered this question.
Do you make your kids stand in the corner away from home?
| 49% (475) | You Bet! | |
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| 19% (189) | No | |
| 30% (294) | Only if I have to |
958 voters have answered this question.
If so, where?
| 66% (530) | Hotel/Motel Room | |
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| 39% (315) | Our Cabin | |
| 76% (607) | My Friend's/relative's home | |
| 41% (328) | Other |
795 voters have answered this question.
AT what age do no longer make your kids do corner time?
| 7% (70) | 10 and under | |
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| 4% (44) | 11 | |
| 6% (64) | 12 | |
| 3% (38) | 13 | |
| 11% (107) | 14 | |
| 66% (633) | I will make them go corner time no matter how old! |
956 voters have answered this question.
Kids you can participate now! (Parents you can if you want to) IF you are told to stand in the corner do you go?
| 70% (795) | Yes | |
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| 7% (85) | No | |
| 12% (138) | Only if I feel I deserve the punishment. | |
| 9% (112) | I will say to my parents "Are you going to make me?" |
1130 voters have answered this question.
When you go to the corner, how do you stand in it?
| 67% (750) | I follow all of the corner time rules. | |
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| 9% (104) | I do not face the wall, I look down at the floor. | |
| 17% (190) | I only follow some of the rules. | |
| 6% (70) | What Rules? |
1114 voters have answered this question.
Do you goof around in the corner?
| 19% (220) | Yes | |
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| 38% (434) | No | |
| 41% (463) | Sometimes |
1117 voters have answered this question.
IF so, what do you do?
| 10% (88) | Bang my head (Lightly) on the walls. | |
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| 5% (48) | Blow hard. (As I am facing the wall) | |
| 11% (92) | Giggle | |
| 2% (22) | Belch | |
| 7% (63) | Yawn | |
| 19% (160) | Get Siblings attention and make faces to each other. | |
| 42% (347) | Squirm around |
820 voters have answered this question.
If you parents catches you doing this, what do they do?
| 32% (348) | Add more time. | |
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| 4% (46) | Yell at me. | |
| 54% (585) | Spank me. | |
| 1% (18) | Ground me. | |
| 3% (42) | Ignore me | |
| 3% (39) | Other punichment |
1078 voters have answered this question.
Let's say you are not facing the wall, and you are staring into space. What do your parents do?
| 17% (194) | Turn me around and make me face the wall. | |
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| 16% (182) | Add more time. | |
| 60% (672) | Spanking, and turn me around. | |
| 1% (19) | Other | |
| 3% (44) | Nothing |
1111 voters have answered this question.
Parents only this time. Let's say your child had a friend over to the house, they are goofing around and getting out of hand, do you make your child's friend stand in the corner as well?
| 29% (264) | Yes | |
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| 23% (207) | NO | |
| 26% (233) | Only if I know the parents. | |
| 20% (182) | If they are at my home. they follow my rules. |
886 voters have answered this question.
IF you and a friend have to stand in the corner, are you both in separate corners?
| 64% (661) | Yes (in the same room) | |
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| 30% (314) | Yes (In separate rooms) | |
| 4% (46) | No we had to take turns. |
1021 voters have answered this question.
What rooms do you have to stand in the corner?
| 9% (104) | My Bedroom | |
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| 5% (67) | Kitchen | |
| 34% (387) | Living Room | |
| 3% (37) | Dining Room | |
| 43% (491) | Which ever corner is the closest | |
| 3% (40) | Other |
1126 voters have answered this question.
AT what age did your parents start corner time as a punishment.
| 22% (251) | 2 | |
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| 15% (178) | 3 | |
| 19% (213) | 4 | |
| 14% (164) | 5 | |
| 6% (74) | 6 | |
| 3% (40) | 7 | |
| 3% (38) | 8 | |
| 1% (16) | 9 | |
| 3% (41) | 10 | |
| 9% (106) | Older |
1121 voters have answered this question.
Have you ever said "This corner stinks!" because you did not like the smell of it?
| 25% (277) | Yes | |
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| 63% (700) | NO | |
| 2% (32) | I love the smell of the corner | |
| 7% (86) | The smell of any corner is so gross! |
1095 voters have answered this question.
IF so, what did your parents do?
| 28% (202) | Gave me more corner time. | |
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| 21% (153) | Ignored me. | |
| 28% (203) | Told me to keep my nose in the corner | |
| 3% (25) | Just laughed at me. | |
| 3% (24) | Yelled at me. | |
| 14% (107) | Yelled at me and gave me more time. |
714 voters have answered this question.
Parents only! Do you think corner time is a good punishment?
| 80% (706) | Yes | |
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| 3% (28) | NO | |
| 7% (68) | I took this poll didn't I? What do you think? | |
| 8% (75) | Only if it works. |
877 voters have answered this question.
Kids only! Do you think corner time is a good punishment?
| 41% (435) | Yes | |
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| 19% (199) | Yes but only up to a certain age. | |
| 28% (301) | NO! | |
| 10% (110) | Only if it works. |
1045 voters have answered this question.
(ALL) Why do you think corner time is a good punishment?
| 15% (184) | Because it is better then a spanking. | |
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| 5% (69) | Because My kids (Myself) learn by corner time. | |
| 13% (161) | Because It is very good discipline. | |
| 26% (305) | Because it makes you think what you did wrong. | |
| 33% (386) | Because Corner time is completely boring, and it is not fun | |
| 4% (53) | Other |
1158 voters have answered this question.
If you had to do corner time away from home, (such at at a restaurant) how do you feel about it?
| 44% (486) | Embarassed | |
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| 28% (311) | Embarassed, and angry | |
| 3% (37) | Angry | |
| 23% (257) | My parents won't do that (THANK GOD) |
1091 voters have answered this question.
And finally, why do you think corner time is NOT a good punishment?
| 18% (161) | It is too old fashioned. | |
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| 41% (370) | A spanking is better. | |
| 9% (85) | Grounding/Taking away privlidge is better. | |
| 4% (44) | Taking away a favorite toy is better. | |
| 26% (234) | Other |
894 voters have answered this question.
