A parent asks the nurse about how to discipline her 2-year-old who has become uncooperative and negative and is having temper tantrums. The most helpful suggestion made by the nurse would be for the parent to deal with this normal behavior by:
A) scolding the child sternly to discourage this behavior.
B) taking away a favorite toy until behavior improves.
C) using a "time-out" (a quiet time without toys).
D) asking the child to "help Mama" by not being naughty.

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This is a normal 2-year-old behavior; the mother needs to learn the use of "time-out" or nonpunitive, less authoritarian ways of dealing with the 2-year-old that are not so likely to provoke "no."

A Parent Asks the Nurse About How to Discipline Her