This latest accident prompted a stern editorial from the Monterey County Herald:
We have lost tolerance for parents who have given in to the notion that "they're going to drink no matter what we do."
Many parents -- too many -- have even chosen to provide their teens with alcohol and a place to drink it under the theory that at least they will know where the kids are. ...
Teens don't need cool parents. What they do need is full-fledged parents, not friends, who are willing to play the roles of enforcer, spy, traffic cop, detective, judge, jury and, if necessary, jailer. ...
Teens will always act like teens. It is time for their parents to act like parents.
Labels: parental_involvement
Posted By: Aspen/CRC