Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 875 of 2368
A parent of a 4-year-old asks how long a time-out should last. What is the correct teaching?
- 2 minutes
- 8 minutes
- 4 minutes
- 15 minutes
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Correct answer: 4 minutes
A time-out lasts one minute for each year of the child's age.
Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Family Dynamics: Effective Discipline. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Health Promotion and Maintenance"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026