Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 2094 of 2368

A parent says a toddler answers "No" to every request. Which suggestion by the nurse is best?

  1. Ask yes-or-no questions so the toddler can decide
  2. Repeat the request more firmly each time
  3. Let the toddler decide all daily routines
  4. Offer a choice between two acceptable options
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Correct answer: Offer a choice between two acceptable options

Toddlers are testing limits as they gain autonomy. Framing requests as simple choices avoids the automatic "No."

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Nursing Care for Infancy Through Adolescence: Psychosocial Domain. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026