Are You A "Cool" Parent?

1. If Your Teen asks you if they can go a party, what do you say?

Yes as long as you let me know if you're safe and if drinking call and i'll pick you up.

Sure, do whatever you want and don't call or anything, I'll be going out with my friends.

No! A million times NO! You must stay home and work on your academics

2. Your child comes home with a math test to be signed, you find out they got a C on it, how do you react?

Although, you're disappointed, you tell them to try harder next time.

You ask them if they're having any troubles and help them study for the next one.

You sign the test and tell them to get help from someone else.

3. It's Halloween and your children want to go trick or treating, will you let them go?

No, they have to stay home and avoid any cavities.

Depends on who they're going with and as long as parent or guardian is present.

No, they are not allowed to go but they end up going anyways.

4. Your children are growing up and they ask you for a change in curfew (8:00), what's their new bedtime?

8:30

9:30

Whenever

5. Your children ask to go over their new friend's house, but you don't trust that friend or the people living in their home, what do you do ?

No, you believe your child could be in danger or could be influenced in a bad way.

No, you wait until you know the friend and their family better.

You say yes but hesitate and tell them to give you a call if they're in trouble or anything.

6. What type of lifestyle do you lead?

Good home, good salary, excellent education and very cultural (no tv, ipods,celluar phones, etc)

Middle - Class, stable job, good education, hard-working, relaxed.

You find yourself job-hunting more than most people, bad hours and although you love your kids, you can't always be there for them.

7. Would you approve of your teenager getting a job?

No, they have everything they need at home.

Yes, it will teach them responsibility and helping them become more mature

Yes, they need to earn money and how to take care of themselves in the world.

8. Your children are sick, do you make them go to school?

Yes, education is very important.

No, their health is more important than anything.

Yes, they can stay home whenever they want.

9. What would you do if you found out your children lied to you about going to a friend's house?

Ground them until they're 40A. You ground them and take away all their priviledges.

You ground them and take them they have lost your trust.

You punish them but they don't pay attention to you and continue to sneak out, lie,etc.

10. What would you do if your daughter wanted to go away for the weekend with her boyfriend and friends?

Ground her for a dumb reason and not let her go.

As long as she is being safe and promises to be responsible, she may go.

You say yes. After all you're going young once.