The Parent of a 3-Year-Old Child Tells the Primary Care

The parent of a 3-year-old child tells the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner that the child has never been able to fall asleep without a parent in the room. The child has a new sibling and the parent is concerned that the toddler's cries will awaken the infant. What will the nurse practitioner counsel the parent?

A) Leaving the room as the child is falling asleep and returning at intervals to check on the child
B) Offering a reward for each night the child falls asleep without the parent in the room
C) Putting the child to bed at the same time every night and ignoring all sleep interfering behaviors
D) Taking away a favorite activity or video for each night the child fusses about the parent not being in the room