During a group meeting on the substance abuse unit, a patient states, "My drug and alcohol problems have had no effect on my teen-aged children.”. What should the nurse encourage the patient to do regarding this statement?

Take pride in having controlled the illness in front of the family.

Continue to identify similar family strengths to build upon.

Have an open discussion with the children and encourage them to express their feelings.

Give the children more responsibilities at home to relieve some of the patient's burden.