Time outs are imaginary hypothesis' for PhD's wanting public attention and money, that have never actually had kids. They simply do NOT work. The only way that my many friends and I have diagnosed to work with disobedience is to take away something that the child wants, occationally with a swift but harmless spank on the lower buttocks. Otherwise you'll end up with a juvenile delinquent. That's the problem with society these days. Incorrect handling of our children causes them to be disobedient to authority because they are not afraid of the ligitigations of society. Thinking that "modern" ways to raise children are supposedly better than 10's of thousands of years of experience? How many people are in prison in the USA now? Let me see.... approximately 3 million and counting, compared to 67 thousand in Germany, where a disobedient child gets a right good wallop for talking back. Rules and laws are made to be either obeyed or changed, with morality the prevailance. Tell my daughter to "time out" and she'll give you a big black eye! Rediculous article.

If my daughter gave "black eyes" to an adult attempting reasonable discipline, I wouldn't be bragging about my parenting skills.

It sounds to me as though you did not read the article. It emphasizes behavioral reinforcement, including positive reinforcement for the behavior that you want to see more of. As many others have pointed out, the fact that a practice has endured for thousands of years does not mean that it is a good one.

Are you German, Herr Doktor? Why do claim that German children are walloped regularly? Corporal punishment has been illegal there since the year 2000.

Hopefully you and your criminal friends will either obey or change this law; otherwise, one might doubt your premise.