Children don't need another buddy, but they desperately need a parent who cars enough to set and enforce appropriate limits for their behavior. Provides a convenient escape for a student who really didn't want to participate in a questionable activity. Model and teach your children good manners. Insist that all family members use coutreous behavior. Demonstrate and encourage healthy ways to resolve conflict both inside and outside your home.
Children imiate the behavior they observe.
Have family meals together. Even if the meal is a takeout order of fast food, try to sit down as a family to eat it.