That may sound obvious. But educators say too many parents don't know what their kids are up to and don't try hard enough to connect. Cedeno makes sure she does. Even when she is busy handling customers accounts at Chase Manhattan Bank in Wyckoff, her presence is felt at home. It's not easy.
Money is tight.
She's out three nights a week at Fairleigh Dickinson University, working for a bachelor's degree and eventually a master's in business administration. She can't depend on her ex-husband to help keep the boys in line because he lives in Florida. Instead, she relies on rules. The boys can't use the Internet before she gets home. Eddie can't call his buddies until then, either.