Abstract
Families who do things together afford their children a sense of security. Parents who try to exercise vigilant care on their own will quickly discover that they are limited in their ability to perceive warning signs and take action. Grandparents and other relatives are valuable resources in the attempt to reduce risk behaviors of children and adolescents. Strengthening the bonds between grandparents and the core family, involving them in the children's problems and increasing the frequency of contacts with them, creates better conditions for vigilant care. Family friends can add an important layer to the process of vigilant care. Vigilant care does not invalidate privacy rights, unless privacy is used as a screen to conceal negative behaviors. Routine contact does more than just contribute to parental knowledge. It also strengthens the parents' presence in the child's mind. Another kind of parental activity that strengthens vigilant care in daily life is building joint scenarios for potentially problematic situations.
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