Identify a developmentally-appropriate activity that can be used to speak to a 6 year old about the terminal illness of his sibling
1. Playing checkers and speaking about the illness.
2. Playing with action figures and discussing how death occurs.
3. Playing with crayons and drawing pictures of how a child views his sibling at this time.
4. All of the above are correct.
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1. Having a diversional activity allows the child to express themselves without having to look directly at the adult.
2. Action figures can help act out how death occurs.
3. Expression through art is a technique that children are able to comprehend and is not threatening to them.
4. Diversion, acting, and art can help children express and discuss the death process.
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