Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 876 of 2368
A parent asks how to respond when a toddler throws a tantrum in a safe place. Which teaching is correct?
- Give in to the child's demand to end the tantrum quickly.
- Scold the child until the tantrum stops.
- Spank the child to show the behavior is unacceptable.
- Ignore the tantrum, then help the child name the feeling afterward.
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Correct answer: Ignore the tantrum, then help the child name the feeling afterward.
Undesired behavior is ignored when the child is safe. Afterward the parent helps the child name the emotion.
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