Parents should maintain a welcoming home for their children's friends to ensure they have visibility into who their children are spending time with.

“if you felt like I didn't like your friends or I was judgmental of your friends you wouldn't bring them around yeah and if you're not here with your friends I don't have eyes on you and your friends and I don't know your friends”

Parents should act as coaches who observe and offer advice but do not interfere or intervene directly in their child's social or personal conflicts.

“when you have a kid you are a coach and coaches never play in the game they can give advice and they can watch but they cannot get on the field”

Parents should prioritize connecting with their teenagers over controlling them by understanding the underlying motivations behind their behavior.

“The thing that Well, as a background, I see teenagers in therapy and I also do parent coaching. So, I get to see both perspectives. And what teenagers tell me the most is parents don't seek to understand them.”