When You Enter the Examination Room of a 3-Year-Old Girl

Multiple Choice

When you enter the examination room of a 3-year-old girl, you find her sitting on her father's lap. She turns away from you when you greet her. Initially, your best response is to:

A) leave the child sitting in the father's lap while you talk to the father.
B) ask the child to be seated on the examination table so that you can talk to her father.
C) explain to the child that you will not hurt her and that she will have to trust you.
D) ask the father to persuade the child to cooperate with you.