Suze wants to foster moral maturity in her children. How should Suze interact with her children to accomplish this?
A) Maintain a high level of power assertion and a low level of decision making.
B) Always intervene when the children argue since sibling arguments often escalate to physical aggression.
C) Engage in moral discussions and encourage prosocial behavior.
D) Use either permissive or authoritarian child rearing.

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Engaging in moral discussions and encouraging prosocial behavior is an effective way to foster moral maturity in children. This helps children develop a sense of right and wrong and encourages them to act in ways that benefit others. Maintaining a high level of power assertion and low level of decision making (A) can lead to a lack of autonomy and independence in children, while always intervening in sibling arguments (B) can prevent children from developing conflict resolution skills on their own. Neither permissive nor authoritarian child rearing (D) are effective for fostering moral maturity.

Suze Wants to Foster Moral Maturity in Her Children