The one main issue I have with this scenario is.....Safety- IMO a highchair is NOT a suitable or safe place to place a young child for a time out and I would find it difficult to believe they (the staff) would have constantly supervised your son while he was strapped into the chair, considering the setting.
There are many more suitable places or pieces of furniture they could have given your son a time out on and I would be discussing this with the director as a matter of safety first of all.
I would ask how long your DS was made sit in the highchair, if they tried any other methods of behaviour management before time out was used and why they took this approach for a child of his age and stage of development; though they may just tell you what you want to hear rather than the truth. I would personally love to hear their rationale for placing a 16 month old in time out....
I personally do not use time out in children under 2, instead I use redirection and distraction. Even in a care setting with numbers of children I believe redirecting your son would have taken up less time then picking him up and strapping him into a high chair.....
There are many more suitable places or pieces of furniture they could have given your son a time out on and I would be discussing this with the director as a matter of safety first of all.
I would ask how long your DS was made sit in the highchair, if they tried any other methods of behaviour management before time out was used and why they took this approach for a child of his age and stage of development; though they may just tell you what you want to hear rather than the truth. I would personally love to hear their rationale for placing a 16 month old in time out....
I personally do not use time out in children under 2, instead I use redirection and distraction. Even in a care setting with numbers of children I believe redirecting your son would have taken up less time then picking him up and strapping him into a high chair.....