A nurse is preparing an educational program about death and dying for the guardians of children who have a terminal illness. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

A. Preschoolers believe their illness is punishment for their misbehavior. This is developmentally appropriate thinking in preschoolers (ages 3–6), who may view illness or death as a consequence of wrongdoing. B. Preschoolers are interested in what happens to the body after death. This type of abstract thinking is more typical of school-age children, not preschoolers. C. Adolescents worry more about death than the physical changes that can occur as a result of the illness. Adolescents are often more concerned with body image, independence, and peer acceptance than the concept of death itself. D. Toddlers personify death as being a type of monster. Toddlers do not fully understand the concept of death and typically do not personify it.