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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'll add another component - be an involved parent.  In this day of cell phones, we no longer no the names of our kids' friends' parents.  Don't worry about embarassing them - call that other parent and ask if they'll be home when your daughter is coming to spend the night.  Ask about access to alcohol.

Be awake when they get home and hold your kids accountable for curfew.  Don't let your kids know they can come home high or drunk because you'll already be asleep.

Make your house the hang-out house.  And be awake and aware of what's happening in your house.

I read somewhere, don't have time to find the stats, that kids' first use of alcohol or drugs and first experiences with sex usually occur between the hours of 3 and 6pm.  This goes to the importance of keeping your kid busy.  If she/he is on a sports team or in the school play or at their after school job, they won't be at home getting into trouble while you are at work.

Telling you all of this from experience.[/quote]

All of this is great advice. Don't be put off by people who say this is helicopter parenting. There is a huge difference between helicopter parenting and what this poster describes, which is appropriate monitoring and involvement. Think of it as scaffolding to help your child make good decisions while his brain and decisionmaking capabilities continue to develop.

I would also add that helping kids find and develop passions or interests -- things they are good at that give them a boost in genuine self-esteem and confidence -- is a real gift, one that helps them be happy not just in childhood and adolescence, but in adulthood. [/quote]

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