You have to keep families together. My son is an example. I am much more conscious of parent-child relationships and know we must bond and become part of their lives. Sometimes the adults' work gets in the way. The fact that both parents are usually working nowadays helps breed discontent among children, he suggested.
Teenagers are at a most difficult time in their lives anyway, with peer pressure and anxieties.
They are almost out of their parents' home and have anxieties about what they will do for a living, he said. He's been sheriff for four months. The Denver Post. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.