Time out duck

So, we've been using time out with Elliot, who is 2 in every sense of the age. The duck has a timer which rings when finished, at which time Elliot is allowed to get up. Sometimes it really seems to help his attitude. The other day he had been whining about wanting to watch his trains, which he had already seen that day. Suddenly he handed me the duck. "On", he said. "You want me to turn it on?" I asked. "Yeah". "Do you need a time out?" I asked. "Yeah". So he walked over and sat down, waiting for me to turn on the duck. I did. And he sat there quietly. He got up before the timer went off, but I figured, hey, this is self-inflicted. The timing is not important. When he got up, his attitude was much better.

I think I should put myself in timeout as well. I need it as much as Elliot, most days.