Can parents do anything to protect their child?

I think they actually can, because it is the parent that controls what the child is doing and what i should not be doing, but as a kid you lie to your parents allot of what you are actually doing, you can tell your parents that you are going to see some friends and watch some movies, but actually you are going to a party, and i think this is mostly the child's responsibilities to control what he is doing.

Last week we talked about New year resolutions. We are going to end that work with you doing this:

List five things you would like to accomplish in 2014. Explain why you chose these goals to accomplish and what you can do to achieve them.

1. Continue to get better grades and to do so by studying harder.

2. Have more fun with friends and to do more crazy stuff together.

3. Spend more time with my family at home.

4. Use more time to study than playing on my computer.

5. Listen to more music.