There is good for parents worried about the of using time-outs as a . Research says evidence shows time-outs can be an strategy to discipline children aged two to eight years old. Parents do not need to worry about their skills if they give time-outs to children as they do not harm children or their with their parents. Researchers compared the health and behavior in children whose parents used time-outs with who didn't. They found no in the children.
Parents use time-outs to modify their children's . It involves sending children to a space to reflect on their behavior. Scientists have disagreed about the of this strategy. Dr Rachel Knight said: "Some reports in the ...have suggested that time-out is and even ." She added there are , "that time-outs can damage the parent-child relationship and affect emotional health". Dr Knight concluded: "We did not find a between time-outs and negative effects in children."
