The caregivers ask the nurse how long the time-out should be for their 5-year-old preschooler. The best reply by the nurse would be which of the following?
a. "The time depends on the offense. The worse the offense, the longer the child needs to think about what he or she did or did not do."
b. "About 20 minutes is time enough to think about what he or she needs to do next time to stay out of trouble."
c. "Time-out ends when the child agrees to follow the rules, so the time varies."
d. "No longer than 5 minutes, which is 1 minute per year of age."
D
Feedback
A Incorrect. "The time depends on the offense. The worse the offense, the longer the child needs to think about what he or she did or did not do" is not the best replay by the nurse about how long the time-out should be for their 5-year-old preschooler.
B Incorrect. "About 20 minutes is time enough to think about what he or she needs to do next time to stay out of trouble" is not the best replay by the nurse about how long the time-out should be for their 5-year-old preschooler.
C Incorrect. "Time-out ends when the child agrees to follow the rules, so the time varies" is not the best replay by the nurse about how long the time-out should be for their 5-year-old preschooler.
D Correct. A time-out should be limited to 1 minute per year of age. Therefore, for a 5-year-old child, the time-out should last no longer than 5 minutes.
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