The nurse has instructed a group of parents on common adolescent behavior. Which comment by the parent would indicate the most urgent need for further discussion?
1) "I guess my daughter won't be asking my opinion very much."
2) "I'm really going to watch my daughter's eating habits."
3) "We are really going to have to think about rules we want to enforce after he gets his driver's license."
4) "We don't keep alcohol in the house, so that's at least one thing we don't need to worry about."
ANS: 4
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