Do you believe in giving a child an early bedtime as a punishment?

I will admit that there have been times that I have been guilty of sending my children to bed early simply because I don't want to deal with them anymore on a given day. However, I really don't think that sending children to bed early is a good form of discipline because of the fact that there are a lot of fun things that children are able to do in their bedrooms. So, when it comes to punishment, I will typically pick a corner and make the kids stand in the corner for a period of time as a punishment for doing something that they know that they are not supposed to do.

This is the first time I have heard about such punishment. As a mom, I won't make this as a punishment. I am afraid that my son will always think sleeping is a punishment. As much as I can. I try to make him understand what are the implications of what he is doing. OS far, my 25-month old son can understand us though there are times he won't cooperate but nevertheless I won't still resort to such punishment or any other form.

I haven't heard of such punishment strategy. But, i think sending the kids early to bed is good for them, too. Perhaps, parents can send their naughty kid to their bedroom for distraction.

Depending if the punishment which is in this case, going to bed early reduces the misbehavior then it is deemed effective. Because punishment is a negative consequence, it is not always good to associate sleep with it. Using that as a punishment depends as well if the child do perceive it as such, because it doesn't apply to all kids.