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honestly, since Im not super old I can personally say the best thing later on (14+) is know where your kid is going. Most parents just let their kids leave the house and wander around like a idiot which is dumb unless you want to see your kid on the 11 o clock news in jail.
Most of the time ide say the ask who what why where when commericals are pretty dumb however they are true, most of the time if you ask those questions you can make your son/daughter feel pressured and more reluctant to try something knowing that bad things come from it.
There is however a opposite end of the spectrum where your kid doesnt have enough freedom which in alot of cases ends up turning into the person being afraid to speak to people or they just grow up not as social (which isnt a bad thing). Also the biggest issue with this is sometimes the kid feels that their parents care to much and in a way to get back at the parent they do just what you dont want them to do.
This was sposed to be short and I could probaly go on but ill sum it up: Ask who what why where when even if it seems dumb however dont turn into a freak about what your kid is doing let them learn on their own however give them advice on good / bad decisions it is a deterrent I can say personally.
Edit:Blah started post before Halx posted and went afk come back and he posted what I said in a much longer detail but ill leave it up since it does have some decent advice I think ;/
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