Want to Stand in the Corner?

Standing Alana in the corner as punishment works pretty well. Standing Alex in the corner as punishment doesn't work at all. Maybe he's too young, but it doesn't really phase him.

The reason I say this? The other day when AC called him, I told him to go see his mother. He ignored us both. He *never* comes when we call him. This bothers us both (When you call the kid, you want him to come IMMEDIATELY. It's not a power thing, it's a chain-of-command thing…if the kid's in danger, you want him to respond instantly without questions--best chance to get him OUT of danger quickly).

Finally, I asked if he wanted to go stand in the corner, and he immediately said “Mm-hmm” and walked over to the corner himself! Clearly he wasn’t feeling punished . Equally clearly, he was hearing (and deliberately ignoring) every word that was being said!