Which of these aspects of developmental health supervision should be included in each health care visit of young children?
1. Discipline
2. Education
3. Diagnosis
4. Toilet training
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Rationale:
1. Discipline, while important to the care of children, is age-specific, and not part of the main developmental plan.
2. The main recommendations for developmental health supervision of young children include assessment, education, intervention, and care coordination. This standard framework should be used as guidelines for each health care visit.
3. It should not be necessary for a diagnosis at a developmental health supervision visit.
4. Toilet training is age-specific, and does not need to be part of developmental health visits.
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