Which action is most likely to encourage parents to talk about their feelings related to their child's illness?
A) Be sympathetic.
B) Use direct questions.
C) Use open-ended questions.
D) Avoid periods of silence.

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Closed-ended questions should be avoided when attempting to elicit parents' feelings.Open-ended questions require the parent to respond with more than a brief answer.Sympathy is having feelings or emotions in common with another person rather than understanding those feelings (empathy).Sympathy is not therapeutic in the helping relationship.Direct questions may obtain limited information.In addition,the parent may consider them threatening.Silence can be an effective interviewing tool.It allows sharing of feelings in which two or more people absorb the emotion in depth.Silence permits the interviewee to sort out thoughts and feelings and search for responses to questions.

Which Action Is Most Likely to Encourage Parents to Talk