According to the text, what does theory and research suggest a parent can do to most

effectively deal with a media-induced fear in a very young child—say a three-year-old
child?



a. Turn the program off; cuddle the child and/or distract the child’s attention to
another activity such as reading a book or playing a game.
b. Continually remind the child that the movie or TV show was “not real.”
c. Continue to expose the child to the frightening show so that they can eventually
conquer the thing that caused the fear reaction.
d. Ignore the child’s reaction in order to avoid reinforcing it by giving it undue
attention.
e. Laugh at the movie or TV show to model for the child that there’s no
reason to be afraid.


a.

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