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[b]"Or, perhaps the neighbor could have helped the professor and his wife get the rowdy kids home. Or, maybe together the neighbor and the professor could have called and asked the police for help. Sometimes the men in blue are exactly what we need.

Confronting our neighbors can be difficult. It requires courage and a willingness to get involved. Palo Alto School Board member Melissa Baten Caswell said, “We seem to have forgotten we are part of a community. Instead we are so worried about our own little worlds. People are not looking beyond themselves.”

She believes “if you know your neighbors, if you have a relationship, you’re more likely to reach out. If you don’t, you call the police.”

In a community such as ours that is grappling with how to handle teenage stress, refusing our children a chance to celebrate important and even not so important milestones isn’t the answer.

I believe one of the best things we can do for our teenagers is to get to know our neighbors. That way, when we need help or need to make that awkward phone call, we feel connected enough to do so."[/b]

Here's the thing--you do have to have a close relationship with your neighbors. It's what I've been saying all along. That snub on the birthday party invite back when the kids were in 5th grade can fester into a burning resentment. [b]Be inclusive.[/b] Be gracious. Do the block party thing--way up into high school. You don't have to be best friend but don't be snotty and exclude people--when neighbors are estranged, humanity between people is lost. Police are called to handle a situation when all that was need was a conversation between 2 neighbors. Think about--this stuff is real. Our kids need to be able to have parties on the block without police becoming involved because of the suspicion of alcohol consumption.

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