I too had a “time out screamer.” Her freakouts caused the whole family a lot of anxiety and couple last an hour or more. It woulds start with the tiniest thing like her refusal to clean up her toys and escalate into a royal battle where no one won. So we basically stopped doing...
The bird won’t get the pronunciation right immediately, but even an approximation is fine at the initial stages. You may encourage it to pronounce the word more distinctly by repeating the word but not giving the treat until the bird gets closer to the correct pronunciation. Try getting your...