A Caregiver Asks the Nurse to Explain What Happens If

A caregiver asks the nurse to explain what happens if the time-out is too long. The best reply by the nurse is which of the following?

A) "If the child is kept in time-out beyond the time it takes to calm down, he or she has enough time to become resentful."
B) "The child will begin to think up new bad behaviors if given enough time in time-out."
C) "Too much time-out will exhaust the child, and he or she will have difficulty thinking."
D) "Time-out will stop having any effect on the child at all as he or she designs ways to amuse him- or herself."