Parents often feel that, as their child gets older, the child shares less intimacy with them. Which statement about the intimacy between parents and adolescents is true?

a. Adolescence is noted for a decrease in parent/child intimacy.
b. Adolescence is noted for an increase in parent/child intimacy.
c. The intimacy the child has with the parent stays about the same through adolescence as it was in childhood.
d. Adolescents become less intimate with peers during this period.

c

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