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| What You Can Do | You can choose any kind of acquaintance with your teen’s friends. For example, you can pick an event, like your child's birthday or some other special occasion. Tell your son or daughter that you want to take him and four or five of his friends out to dinner to celebrate.
 Take them to a restaurant or a café. If you are going to be embarrassed by being seen with them, take them somewhere away from your home. You don't have to embarrass yourself, but you should be delicate about it. Your child shouldn't be able to understand that the reason you are driving 20 miles away from your house is that you would rather be dead than be caught seen with his friends.
Here is what you will benefit:
You might discover that you misjudged these children.
In such a way you will show your child that since they are his friends, you welcome them.
You will demonstrate to your child's friends the same.
You will be acquiring four or five allies who are in a very strong position to assist you at a time when you need it most.
Depending upon their own personal situation you may be the only adult in their lives that are treating them as adult people.
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