A Nurse Is Conducting a Program for a Parent Group

A nurse is conducting a program for a parent group about loss and children's responses to loss. During a break in the program, one of the parents says, "We recently suffered the loss of my mother. We told our 4-year-old child that 'nana went to sleep'. Ever since then, our 4-year-old is fighting us about going to sleep at night." Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate?

A) "Four-year-old children typically interpret things literally, so your child may be experiencing fear that he or she might die by going to sleep."
B) "Your child is demonstrating a typical response to death in this age group, so I wouldn't worry about it right now."
C) "It's probably a good idea to have your child seen by a mental health professional because this type of behavior is not normal."
D) "It's most likely a coincidence that you're seeing this sleep problems right after the child has experienced a loss."