During a well child visit, the parents of a client who has an autosomal dominant disorder, inform the nurse that they do not plan on having any more children since the next child is likely to inherit the disorder. How should the nurse respond?

Confirm that the risk of inheriting the disorder decreases by 50% with each child the couple has.

Encourage the couple to reconsider their decision since the inheritance pattern may be sex linked.

Acknowledge that the next child will inherit the disorder since the first child did not.

Explain that each individual future child has a 50% chance of inheriting the disorder.