A nurse is teaching the parents of a school-age child about palliative care. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?

A. While children’s input is important, decision-making is shared with parents or legal guardians, especially in school-age children who may not have the capacity to make complex medical decisions. Palliative care focuses on collaboration and family-centered decision-making, rather than granting the child sole authority. B. Palliative care aims to relieve symptoms, reduce suffering, and enhance quality of life for children with serious or life-limiting conditions. It addresses physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs, and can be provided concurrently with curative treatments, not just at the end of life. C. Palliative care is not limited to end-of-life care. It can begin at diagnosis of a serious illness and continues alongside disease-directed therapies, focusing on symptom management and family support throughout the illness trajectory. D. Palliative care is holistic and addresses physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of both the child and family. Limiting it to physical and mental needs misrepresents the comprehensive scope of palliative care.