Which guideline involves noticing nonverbal cues and behaviors to understand feelings?

• A. Paraphrase statements and try to capture feelings.
• B. Don't show shock, disapproval, or embarrassment.
• C. Don't make promises.
• D. Observe youth's behaviors.

Answer: (D)

Noticing nonverbal cues and behaviors helps you understand what someone feels even when they don’t say it aloud. People often express emotion through facial expressions, posture, eye contact, gestures, voice tone, or withdrawal. By observing these signals, you gain insight into their emotional state—like sensing anxiety, sadness, or frustration—and you can respond with care and appropriate support. The guideline that emphasizes observing youth’s behaviors directly targets this skill, guiding you to look for patterns in how they act as a clue to their feelings. While paraphrasing what they say can capture expressed feelings, and avoiding shock or making promises are about how you respond, they don’t specifically focus on reading nonverbal signals in the same way.