Nina's 8-year-old daughter, Sara, is extremely unruly and cannot be reasoned with through any amount of pleading. At the grocery store, Sara almost drops an entire rack of canned products on herself while trying to shake the rack violently. Nina gets angry, but she decides to ignore it. Even after they reach home, Nina chooses to ignore the earlier incident to avoid Sara's tantrums. Considering the dangerous consequences Sara's action could have had, Nina should have addressed it immediately. In this scenario, Nina should have ideally
A. humiliated Sara in front of the other customers at the grocery store.
B. given Sara some form of punishment tied to her behavior after they reached home.
C. tried to evoke guilt in Sara by punishing her.
D. used corporal punishment on Sara and given her a lengthy explanation.
Answer: B
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