train table

Last week Aiden didn't get something he wanted so he took apart his train tracks (on his train table) and threw the pieces down on the kitchen floor. Well, that really got under my skin and I put him in timeout. A few days later he did it again and I put him in timeout again. Aiden happily sat in timeout. When I told him timeout was over, he said wanted to stay there and that he actually liked timeout (yeah right!). Two days later he did the same thing again and before I could even walk over to him, he put himself in timeout. Well, it only takes me three times before I learn something so the fourth time he did it, I took away the trains and tracks and left him with a bare train table. He couldn't believe his eyes. He didn't expect that at all. I told him he'd get the trains back in 4 days if he behaved himself. Finally after the 4th day, I put the trains back on the table (perfectly arranged) as a surprise for when he got home from school. As expected he was very to happy to get his toys back. Two days later, Aiden had yet another tantrum and threw his trains on the kitchen floor. Once again, I confiscated the toys for 4 days and returned them on the 5th day. A couple days later, I walked into the livingroom and a few trains were on the floor. Before I could even look at him he came running to me - "no, no, no, Mommy, Sky put it on the floor; not me". Since then we haven't had that problem again!