HOT TOPIC: Hands on Parenting
	Teens living in "hands-on" households have parents who consistently take 10 or more of these 12 actions: Monitor what their teens watch on TV monitor what they do on the Internet Put restrictions on the music CDs they buy or the music they download Know where their teens are after school and on weekends Expect to be, and are told the truth by their teens about where they really are going Are "very aware" of their teen's academic performance Impose a curfew Make clear they would be "extremely upset" if their teen used pot Eat dinner with their teens six or seven times per week Turn off the TV during dinner Assign their teen regular chores Have an adult present when the teen returns from school
The survey found: Only one in four teens (27%) lives with "hands-on" parents.  Teens with hands-on parents are at 1/4 (one fourth) the risk of teens living with "hands-off" parents. Nearly one in five teens (18%) lives with "hands-off" parents - parents who fail to consistently set down rules and expectations - and are at four times the risk of substance abuse of teens with "hands-on" parents.  Hands-off parents consistently fail to set rules and monitor their teen's behavior (they take five or less of the previously described 12 actions).