The nurse is teaching the parents of a 3-year-old child who is at risk for developmental delays. Which instruction will the nurse include in the teaching plan?
a. Insist that your child discuss various points of view.
b. Encourage play as your child is exploring the surroundings.
c. Discuss world events with your child to foster language development.
d. Actively encourage your child to read lengthy books to foster reading abilities.
ANS: B
A 3-year-old child is going to use play to learn and discover the surrounding environment. Children at this age are egocentric and often are unable to see the world from any perspective other than their own. Very young children are not able to understand and comment on world events because their thinking has not advanced to abstract reasoning yet. A 3-year-old child is likely unable to read; lengthy is not appropriate.
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