What are supportive interventions that can assist a preschooler with a chronic illness to meet developmental milestones? (Select all that apply.)
a. Encourage socialization.
b. Encourage mastery of self-help skills.
c. Provide devices that make tasks easier.
d. Clarify that the cause of the child's illness is not his or her fault.
e. Discuss planning for the future and how the condition can affect choices.
ANS: A, B, C, D
To encourage initiative, mastery of self-help skills should be encouraged, and devices should be provided that make tasks easier. To develop peer relationships, socialization should be encouraged. To develop body image, the fact that the cause of the child's illness is not the fault of the child should be emphasized. Discussing planning for the future and how the condition can affect choices is appropriate for an adolescent.
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