Allen O’Donoghue of CA Coaching discusses the importance of getting to know your kids’ friends, discusses tips to help you get to know your child’s friends, keeping an eye on your child’s behaviour and influence friends may have, the importance of teaching kids to respect themselves and others, and how to handle bullying or aggressive behaviour. Also addressed is what to do when you do not want your child to spend time with another child and how to talk to them about it. In this podcast, Allen also discusses what to do if your child gets in trouble with the law, consequences, the importance of supporting other children in the house and taking care of the entire family, and how parents can take an active role in helping their kids to turn things around for themselves.