Am I a horrible mother?

Absolutely not! A good parent teaches their child to set and maintain boundaries without using anger or violence. You did that by enforcing behavior boundaries. The worst thing to do with a tantrum is to escalate the emotion. Time out is intended to reduce the stimulus and calm the emotions. Sounds like bed was the best place for her. I hope you can both get some rest!

Time out???? If most of the kids I grew up with received timeouts as punishment, probably over 3/4 of them would be in prison now. My teacher would call mom and dad and tell them I was unruly in class. After 5 or 10 good wacks from dad's belt, you can bet your life, sould and all your worldly possessions that I was an angel in class the next day. Whoever wrote, spare the rod and spoil the child new exactly what they were talking about. Just don't ever let your own temper cross the line from discipline to abuse !!!!

No your not a horrible mother. They need to learn they can't get their way all the time. You are the boss not them. The bible talks about correcting your children. If you do not they will not have respect for you or anybody. So you did the right thing. It is hard at times to be a mother. I know, I started out late in life being a mother and my son does try me. I need to stand firmer on things I say. Sometimes I give in to easy and he knows it. But I'm learning. I have gotten a lot of good compliments on how good he is out in public. So I must be doing something right.

You are not a terrible mother! I had done that to my children and they behave or rather tone down in their behaviour. As a parent we have to show them we are in control not them... Once they see we are weak, they'll do it again on purpose just for the sake of it... So take heart... You are not alone in this and you are ok!! Cheers!

no. sometimes if kids are in a bad mood, there is nothing that can ease them, and they are misbaving all day. you had to do something, and you did, but you didnt lose your mind and scream or hit her out of anger. you did what she deserved to get. dont worry if she didnt eat, either she wasnt hungry, or if she does get hungry she will wake up tonight wanting to eat. but i think more than likely, she is going to wake up in the morning with a lot of hunger. hopefully this will teach her a lesson, that she has to learn to control her feelings. i think i would have reacted in the same way as you did. there are days when my son has bad days, and i just have to make him go to bed early so that i dont lose my head.

You absolutely did the right thing. She will now know that should she choose to behave that way again she will be punished. Don't worry about the not eating dinner, no child ever starved from missing a meal. Between my two daughters there have definitely been a few times they were sent to bed hungry for choosing to behave badly.