What can we do to keep our teenagers safe when it comes to new technology, sex, driving and in our schools?

Our children are going to schools with guns, knives, and drugs. Teenagers who are new drivers die everyday on the roads, myspace is a pedophiles haven, the statisics show safe sex is no better than 15 years ago.What can we do to keep our teenagers safe when it comes to new technology, sex, driving and in our schools?
the very best thing you can do is find a good way to communicate with them,,each kid has a different level of patience,,and if you cant reach this level with them,,all you say will go in one ear,,and out the other,,,once you find a level you can talk to them on,,most kids will listen,,and all you can do is try,seems like these days kids listen to their friends more than they do their parents,,so find an open door to talk to them through it,,and just hope some of what you say gets through,,if you accomplish this,,then you have achieved something,,good luck hope this help,sWhat can we do to keep our teenagers safe when it comes to new technology, sex, driving and in our schools?
thats why im so afraid for the future these people we now call teenagers will grow to be the decieders of peoples lives.you could be real with them dont sugar coat the truth about death or prison and how fatal makeing decisions can be
You sound like a NORMAL but overconcerned parent to me. That question although good, does not belong on the automotive section.





I had similar concerns when my kids were in school, however it goes back to be good parents, raising them with morals, values etc.


The first time my kids started driving was pure hell for both wife and me. Talk about sleepless nights! But you know, it all worked out fine. They grew into adults, graduated from colleges, dated, married and now have their own kids to worry about.


Is it different out there today OR does the news media tell us about every little thing. Remember knives, guns, drugs are not new. Neither is sex and pedophiles is not a new work in the dictionary.


Good luck to you and the family.
don't buy them any new technology


lock 'em in the closet


don't allow them to drive


and home school 'em....no really all you can do is try to teach them right from wrong, educate them about the dangers, and hope they make the right decisions.
well, for one thing, you're wrong. but since you posted this on the automotive section, I'll tell you if you want to keep your kids safe while driving, get them a $500 car that they can't go fast in. now shut up, okay?
I'd like to supplement dodgeman


Open communication is the tool that will allow spontaneous and constant exchange of feelings, concerns and information between parents and children. The key, however, is for parents and guardians to unlearn some of the ways they were reared/brought up to believe by their parents because the world is rapidly changing, e.g., how can a parent keep pornographic materials from children if the parent doesn't know how to supervise Internet surfing much less install restrictions like a password in home computer, and learn the knacks of the new order. Likewise, the old practice of scolding every time something wrong was done has lost its glory, the order now is empowerment, e.g., don't keep preventing the child from climbing by spanking provide a ladder, don't scold a child for throwing garbage on the floor, provide a trash can, etc. By giving them the proper tools, instead of taking away, they become more knowledgeable and competent themselves, not vulnerable to others' suggestions, and, thus able to do things right without constantly asking parents or hiding the truth.
Sounds pretty bleak, doesn't it?


If you have kids then you know the challenges and the dangers that a young person faces.


You can't make a law that will force kids to be safe. The best hope that we have as parents is to raise our children the right way, teach them right from wrong, and be good examples by the way that we behave. That's really all you can do. The rest is up to them. You can't lock a kid in their room until they are thirty!
Homeschool them.





That should deal with all your concerns - until they go to college or find a job. By then, they should have internalized your system of values and (hopefully) learned some defense mechanisms to go with them.