I share residency of my 5 yr old daughter with my ex husband. Meg is usually a very good girl. I've been so lucky, i can take her anywhere and she's never kicked off really badly, just the occasional whine, even as a baby. But she's no angel either and has thrown so rather spectacular tantrums at home
With me, she gets 3 warnings. If she continues to play up after the 3rd, she's in the corner, although this is very unusual, she normally behaves after the 1st or 2nd. She's only ever been in the corner a few times in 5 yrs!

I tend to stand there, give her my 'paddington bear stare, (inherited from my own mother

) and start counting. She knows if i get to 10, she's in deep doo doo. We were shopping the other weekend and she started whining on about somethng. Granted, she was tired, she tends to play up when she's tired. We stood outside the indoor market doors and i'd had enough of her whining on. So i stood her in a corner, by the doors! Shoppers were going in and out and i did get some winks and smiles from other parents. She stayed there for 2 mins, then i said to her that no matter where we were, i'd ALWAYS find a corner! She was an angel after that!
