I just went to IKEA and bought a 2-Euro doormat that will serve as the "naughty mat" for time outs and an equally cheap egg timer. I was going to get a cutesy timer with a happy egg but, then, time outs are not supposed to be cheery. The doormat has (prison) stripes and the egg timer is silver with no decoration. I've placed the "naughty mat" in a very unexciting area of our hallway where Dylan won't be able to play or see the TV. I'm kind of nervous about having to play warden/Supernanny! In unrelated news, we've been frequenting the park (otherwise known as "the ugly park;" when I lived in Brooklyn, I referred to our two local delis as "the clean deli" and "the dirty deli," but here we don't have any counterpart to "the ugly park" except for an even uglier one right next to the cemetery where the teenagers go to do illegal teenager things) quite a lot as the weather has been nice. Oh, "the ugly park" is a graffiti lover's delight, believe me....
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ugly park is better than no park. Like we (don't) have here! At least they have mowed the grass. 2 weeks ago some vandals burned down the slides and swings at one of the only 2 parks in the entire city. (as you know apart from slides and swings there is usually nothing else at the parks here). Oh well, at least we have beaches.... vanessa
PS good luck with the naughty mat. I use the baby cot. You should find that after you start doing the time out you get a lot more respect and hardly ever have to resort to using it once they understand what happens.... I also read that when they are under 2 they don't really understand the concept well, so if it doesn't work initially maybe you have to hold off a while?
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