1. Make rules clearer
2. Parents should present a united front.
3. Don't give us everything we want.
4. Don't do everything for us. 
5. Don't give up on discipline.
6. Don't allow us to control the boundary lines because we'll keep changing them.
6. Make reasonable consequences, one's that you can keep and then hold to them.
7. If you are divorced or not getting along with each other, don't use us as a tennis ball.
8. Don't lecture us for hours. We'll stop listening anyway%
9. We may not agree with the rules but we need them. 
10. We will try to wear you down. Don't let us.
11. Practice what you preach. 
12. Don't make empty threats.
13. Don't be intimidated by us, don't back off, and don't walk on eggshells.
14. Don't be afraid to invade our privacy. If we're in trouble you should read our letters, check our closets and check our friends.
15. Don't be afraid to confront us in public if we are being outrageous.
16. Don't fight our battles, smother us, or over-protect us
17. Know what we are doing on the computer. Don't let us stay on it for hours. 
18. Keep the computer in a family room. 
19. Take time to talk with us and spend time with us.
​​​​​​​20. Don't give up on us.