A nurse is caring for a child who has terminal cancer. Which of the following responses by the child's siblings should the nurse expect?

B. The school-age sister views death as being a type of temporary sleep: This response aligns with developmental stages. School-age children (around ages 5-9) often have a more concrete understanding of death but may still see it as reversible or temporary, such as a long sleep. This is a normal way children in this age group might conceptualize death before they fully understand its permanence. It's common for them to express the idea that the person who has died will wake up or return in some way, as their cognitive understanding is still developing.