39. Calling Time Out on Time-Outs

<p>Today I’m tackling why I skip solitary confinement (a.k.a. time-out) as a tool for teaching my children. Long story short: it&#39;s un-Christlike and there is a better way.</p><p><br></p><p>If we want our children to know a Heavenly Father who responds mercifully to their mistakes, who pursues the lost sheep rather than exiling it, then we as parents have to model that mercy first.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources Mentioned:</strong></p><ul><li><em>The Montessori Toddler</em> by Simone Davies</li><li><em>Unconditional Parenting</em> by Alfie Kohn</li><li>“Y<a href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2025/04/43runia?lang=eng" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">our Repentance Doesn’t Burden Jesus Christ; It Brightens His Joy</a>” by Sister Tamara W. Runia</li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6AMtP0235voCzgQxIElu6H?si=d7e338fe29574194" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">WBM Episode 15: Teach Repentance, Not Punishment (pt. 1)</a></li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3xp4sEmIjA9w2cqZrhJVyF?si=291a04d66f804e65" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">WBM Episode 16: Teach Repentance, Not Punishment (pt. 2)</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Scripture References:</strong></p><ul><li>Luke 15:4</li><li>Isaiah 54:8</li></ul>