What it means to be a hands-on parent

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Wouldn’t it be great if you could vaccinate your child against peer pressure, drugs or academic underachievement? Well, you can. Your best shot is to be involved with your children at home, in the neighborhood, and at school. Know who your children hang out with and where they go, stay in touch with their friends’ parents, and have the guts to set up and maintain curfews.

Involved parenting is the only way to go. You can’t get around it - parents who watch their children closely and are involved in their neighborhood and school activities tend to raise children who walk the straight and narrow. Children whose parents look the other way or depend on someone else to “raise” their children pay big time - especially when the child reaches the teen years.