Time in or Time Out? What’s the difference and does the language matter? We wanted to give you a helpful analogy that you can use without having to change up your language, in case you’re already using “Time out” verbiage. In traditional parenting, time-outs are more like a penalty box in hockey - a penalty or punishment, that leaves a child alone to “think about it”. Because parenting as a peacemaker means that we do not withhold our affection, connection, or protection, a time out is more like