Roberto and Amy Want to Encourage Compassion in Their Young

Roberto and Amy want to encourage compassion in their young son. Research indicates that the best way to achieve this parenting goal is to respond to the child's inappropriate behaviors ______.

A) by verbalizing empathetic concerns and using power assertions to punish unkind acts
B) by ignoring actions that are not in line with their goals and limiting explanations
C) with reprimands that are nonpunitive and which include an explanation of the misdeed
D) with reprimands that shame the child for the mean nature of the misdeeds