MTEL Health/Family and Consumer Sciences

Correct Response: A. Communication is the key to success for young parents; it helps build a solid foundation of parenting skills. Developing good communication skills will help young parents not only make appropriate decisions but will also create a healthy environment for the family. While having effective career (B), management (C), and social (D) skills would be an asset and may be positively reflected in the family, these skills would not necessarily help in making appropriate parenting decisions.