Acceptance of the fact that as a parent, you don’t know it all, and it’s okay to be unsure.
Realizing that expecting your kids to make curfew on the time, all the time could result in dead children. Unfortunately, I know far too many families that lost their children to speeding accidents because of ultimatums like, “No, you may not stay at Mike’s house until 12:30 to finish watching the movie. If you’re not in this door by 12:00 sharp, you’re NOT going to homecoming!” In the aftermath, at the funeral, the parents always say, “You know, it really wouldn’t have mattered if he came home 30 minutes late, as long as I knew where he was.”