Your Sister Tells You That She Is Returning to Work

Your sister tells you that she is returning to work and that her 9-year-old son will not be supervised between 3 P.M. and 6 P.M. every weekday. Since he will be a latchkey child and you cannot supervise him due to your own job responsibilities, you might advise your sister to _____ in order to lessen the likelihood that the boy will experience adjustment problems.

A) assign chores for him to complete after school and to call from work to monitor his progress
B) allow him to select his own after school activities
C) lay down the law that he must come home after school but encourage him to invite his friends over to socialize
D) encourage him to hang out at the mall after school