Naughty Mattress

The Naughty Mattress was a discipline technique. The child must stay on the mattress for a dependable amount of time until the parents come and get them to expect an apology. It is for kids ages 1-5.

Steps

 * Always give a warning
 * Send child to Naughty Mattress
 * Come down to child's level
 * Make Eye Contact
 * Explain why child is in timeout
 * Walk away
 * Child stays on Naughty Mattress for 1 minute per year of age
 * Explain the bad behavior
 * Get child to apologize
 * Hugs and Kisses
 * Moving On