Beth Ann is the mother of 3-year-old Haley. She has taken her to the clinic for her annual well-child checkup. Beth Ann tells Rodney, the nurse, that Haley will tell her when she has to go to the bathroom, but refuses to go on the toilet
What is Rodney's best response? A. "She might be frightened of falling in the toilet."
B. "You might try putting her in ‘time-out' when she refuses to sit on the toilet."
C. "Sometimes children her age see urine and feces as part of themselves."
D. "She is too young to worry about potty-training."
C
When children begin to achieve bladder control and learn the appropriate skills, they sometimes resist urinating on the toilet. Children often associate their urine and feces as extensions of self, and they do not want to flush part of themselves away.
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