Well, let me start by saying this came from the moron that is my grandson's father. Anyway he said his grandson's (not mine his) ped. told his grown daughter that she could start time out prior to a year old, and that his sister the RN agrees! I'm sorry, but I don't see how on earth you can put a kid that age in time out! Can they 'get' the concept? I know it depends on the maturity of the child...But this sounds nuts to me. Maybe 18 months or so.......what do you all think?

That really is crazy! All that kid will see is that the parent is abandoning them for that period of time. They will not associate cause and effect. This is too young.

I agree that is too early! that baby will not know what is going on....but don't doubt some 'doctor' said it...sometimes they have pretty funny ideas.....that one though is extra dumb!

Doctors are not perfect. Sometimes what they say is not even practical to do. It is on our discretion to know what is good for our children and sometimes we should not listen to what a doctor for the thing that we know might be the best for our child.

About the time out, its too young for that. The child in the end will be confused with what is happening.

Sometimes doctors don't think, at a year old even then kids are crawling and learning to walk and running about as fast as they can, he might have some suggestions but I don't think they are worth listening to.

My mom was taught time outs should be a minute per year so even with that generic guideline he'd be in the wrong. I don't think sh really started using them until I was 2/3 years old though. Its just not sensible to punish a child under one year. Redirect them maybe, but not punish.