Parents of a 4-Year-Old Child Are Concerned Because the Child

question 23

Multiple Choice

Parents of a 4-year-old child are concerned because the child continues to stutter.What nursing intervention is correct?

• A) Remind the parents that stuttering is normal in children younger than 10 years.
• B) Facilitate a speech evaluation performed if the stuttering continues beyond age 5 years.
• C) Reinforce the fact that this common speech defect requires no treatment.
• D) Tell the parents that speech problems are most treatable during the child's teen years.

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