Guidelines for Special Time and Time In—Mental Health Toolkit

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Patient Education| 2021 Guidelines for Special Time and Time In—Mental Health Toolkit Connected Content Translation: Pautas para el tiempo especial y el tiempo adentro Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Guidelines for Special Time and Time In—Mental Health Toolkit. Pediatric Patient Education 2021; 10.1542/ppe_document247 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All AAP SitesAll PublicationsPediatric Patient Education Search Advanced Search Topics: mental health, play behavior “Special time” or “time in” is one-on-one time shared by a child or adolescent and a parent or caregiver. It demonstrates the parent’s or caregiver’s enjoyment of spending time together and offers a break from any tensions or caregiver demands, including those resulting from a child’s or teen’s difficult behaviors. Special time for children aged 2 through 10 works best when it is Called a certain name that the child understands, such as “special time”Given every day, whether the child has behaved positively or negativelyNever taken away as a punishmentKept a consistent, short amount of time (such as 10–15 minutes)Given at a time convenient for the parent or caregiver, although a consistent time is desirableGiven separately by each parent or caregiver to each child in the family each dayUsed for a joint activity that the... © 2021 American Academy of Pediatrics. All rights reserved. You do not currently have access to this content.