Time Out

We were watching church online this morning, and Troy was insistently trying to distract us with toys, books, and conversation. When trying to explain the importance of church to him didn't work, I turned the volume up, and ignored him. When he didn’t get the reaction that he desired, he started crying in a full-out tantrum. His wails got so loud and distracting that I had finally had enough. So, I put him in his bed in our bedroom, and I shut the door. I let him stay in there in his “time out,” crying on and off, for seven minutes until church was over. I’m sure he didn’t understand, and I don’t really like having to get to that extreme. But we all need a reset sometimes to have a few moments to get control of our emotions and reface the world. And I felt like this was one of those times for Troy.