The mother of a two-year-old and a four-year-old becomes frustrated and asks the nurse for advice on how to handle time-out situations for her children. Which of the following guidelines, if given by the nurse, is CORRECT?

A “The two-year-old should get a time-out for two minutes and the four-year-old should get a time-out of four minutes.”

explanation

Spankings are not appropriate for the nurse to recommend. The best rule of thumb for time-outs is one minute for each year of the child’s age.

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