You Can Help an Infant Learn to Regulate His Own

question 27

Multiple Choice

You can help an infant learn to regulate his own emotions by

• A) being sensitive to the infant's signals so he doesn't need to get frantic to get a response from you.
• B) ignoring the infant when he shows any signs of distress or frustration.
• C) overstimulating the infant so that he needs to calm himself down after you play with him.
• D) letting the infant spend a good deal of time by himself so he becomes familiar with his own feelings.

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