Health or medical education for a teenage client is most effective if the parents adopt which of these approaches?
A)Monitor and remind the teenager of the acceptable performance of skills and behaviors on a consistent basis.
B)Enforce strict discipline if desired behaviors are not exhibited after an adequate learning period.
C)Model the behaviors they wish their children to develop.
D)Pick up the "slack" for their teenager while he or she is adjusting to the new behaviors required during prescribed treatment.

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Maturation is a developmental process;the nurse must assess the client's developmental stage to ensure that the planned teaching-learning activities are appropriate.The client's developmental stage,including cognitive skills,problem-solving abilities,and attention span,determines what teaching methods and vocabulary the nurse should use and what content the nurse should present.The maturation of teenagers includes the adaptation of parents modeling the behaviors they wish their children to develop.

Health or Medical Education for a Teenage Client Is Most