Mistakes Parents Make, Part 2

I recently began posting some of the responses I received from FBCH members about the biggest mistakes parents make. Here's another...

Allowing your kids to stay overnight at a friends house when you don't know the family well enough.

Leaving your teenager home alone on a night when there is a science experiment due the next day! You might return to find the house has burned down to the ground (almost happened).

Here is a third, not monitoring you teenager's "My Space" on a surprise basis. On a related note, not stressing that "My Space" account is a privilege not a right.

Finally, allowing our kids to believe that leisure, recognition, and the accumulation of "stuff" is what gives meaning to life.