I try to use time-outs as a cooling down period rather than a punishment. But my child really tries to avoid them, so it seems to work mostly as a deterrent. I've only actually put her in "timeout" about a dozen times and ended up sitting with her to calm her down...but it did work.

As I am too Soft when it comes to discipline, My Wife taugt me how to give the little one a time out.
It Works When I Use It

sometimes it works better to put myself in time out lol

I bought a special stool that she only sits on when shes in time out after shes been rude or disobidient to me.

Helps to calm him down but he is still defiant

I found in my boys that when they are not listening or acting up timeout can be a useful tool. It doesn't work all the time but more than not.

THEY THINK ITS WORSE THAN A SPANKING

He just balls himself up and hides away from the world or defies and leaves the room/

Time outs are effective at home, but not at school for him.

working