Which action is appropriate to promote a toddler's nutrition during hospitalization?
a. Allow the child to walk around during meals.
b. Require the child to empty his or her plate.
c. Ask the child's parents to bring a cup and utensils from home.
d. Select new foods for the child from the menu.
C
Using familiar items during mealtimes increases the toddler's sense of security and control. For safety reasons, "roaming" while eating should not be permitted. The child should be seated during meals. Toddlers often use food as a source of control. Forcing a toddler to eat only increases the child's sense of powerlessness. Toddlers also experience food jags, a normal phenomenon during which they will eat only certain foods. Hospitalization is a stressful experience for the toddler. It is not the time to introduce the child to new foods.
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