After teaching the parents of a child with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder about ways to control the child's behavior, the nurse determines a need for additional teaching when the parents state which of the following?
A) "If he starts to act out, we'll have him do a time-out to help him refocus."
B) "We can use a reward system when he behaves appropriately."
C) "If he misbehaves, we need to punish him instead of reward him."
D) "We need to help him set realistic goals that he can achieve."
C
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