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American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Discipline.https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Discipline-043.aspxOpens a new window[Accessed May 2022]

American Academy of Pediatrics.

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Time-outs 101.https://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/family-dynamics/communication-discipline/Pages/Time-Outs-101.aspxOpens a new window[Accessed May 2022]

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Zero to Three.

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