A woman comes in to your agency upset about her 4 year old son who is wetting the bed and having temper tantrums. A new sibling has just been born. What is your first intervention?

a. Do individual counseling with the child
b. Tell the mother she needs support and recommend that she place the 4 year old in daycare
c. Set up a behavior program for the bed wetting and temper tantrums
d. Discuss with the mother that this is often normal behavior when a new sibling is born


Answer: d. Discuss with the mother that this is often normal behavior when a new sibling is born

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