The adolescent brain undergoes changes in the frontal cortex that impact decision-making and impulsivity. Which nursing teaching point is most appropriate?

1. Assume adolescents already have adult-level risk assessment skills
2. Reinforce safe behaviors and supervise high-risk tasks, as impulse control still matures
3. Disregard neurological development and treat them like young children
4. Let adolescents make every decision entirely without any guidance

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