An overweight 11-year-old girl tells the school nurse that she would like to be more active, but her parents do not have time to take her places. What would be one suggestion that the nurse could make for this child to promote health?
1. Refer the child to the school psychologist to discuss the weight issue.
2. Encourage the parents to investigate the option of ride sharing with a classmate's family.
3. Suggest that the family plan an activity night and play board games together.
4. Tell the girl to talk to the school nurse each day about the foods she eats.
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Rationale:
1. This child has interest in, but a lack of opportunity for, physical activity. She has not indicated that she has an eating disorder or mental health issue.
2. Sharing rides with another family might allow the girl to get involved with a physical activity after school and still have the parents involved.
3. Planning a family activity is a beginning step, but not board games; something active to increase physical activity would be better.
4. Telling the nurse all the food she eats each day is monitoring, and she might feel more self-conscious and different from her peers if this is a daily event.
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