An excellent article.

Todays kids are as devious as the most practiced spy, taught by other kids that have no guidance (we call it lack of parenting) They will lie, cheat and do whatever to get their game or chat fix.

Parents must be parents and trying to be a buddy or friend to your child first is a nogo. Your a parent first, responsible for the safety, health and welfare of that child, you can be their friend and buddy later on after they know right from wrong and arent acting like little animals. Laying ground rules on games and study and social life is a must if children are to learn responsibility and not end up acting like their parents, that is to be their own person, improving on what those parents taught them and making society better.

A parent will do the hard right thing over the easy compromise everytime, sadly a good number of parents shouldnt be parents because they are as immature and naive as their children.