Society has taught both parents and teens that they don't need to respect each other. There needs to be mutual respect. Parents need to be parents, not prison wardens or friends. Teens need to honor their parents. Communication lines should be kept open. Teens need to know their parents love them. Too often though, parents are busy with their careers and their needs. They give their kids material stuff but they don't give enough of themselves. Parents think their kids do not know anything and kids think they know it all.