The nurse is discussing discipline issues with a group of caregivers of preschool-age children who have a cognitive impairment. Which statement explains how a cognitively impaired child should be disciplined?
A) "We hold a family meeting to explain to our other children that she gets away with things they will not get away with because of her impairment."
B) "We wait until a behavior happens a second time and immediately put our child in time out."
C) "We always take away a privilege our child has been looking forward to such as going to a movie next weekend."
D) "My wife and I just ignore the behavior and if there is a mess clean up the mess. He doesn't understand that he is impaired."
Ans: B
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