Which of the following would be a good strategy for parents to adopt in helping
their chronically ill child deal with his or her disability?
a. communicate honestly and openly with him or her
b. minimize peer contacts in order to protect him or her from teasing
c. provide a lot of extra nurturing and emotional support, as compared
with his or her well siblings
d. discuss only day-to-day care, but not feelings about the illness as it
would be too upsetting for the child
e. overindulge the child, since she or he misses out on so many of the
"normal" parts of growing up
a
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The suprachiasmatic nucleus is located in the
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