Raising a child can be a balancing act. It involves knowing when to let a child take risks in safe environments versus taking risks in a situation where they could endanger themselves or others. Laurence Steinberg, professor of psychology at Temple, conducted a study where he had teens driving on a simulator. Sometimes their friends watched them drive, and other times the friends weren't watching. Even when teens only thought friends were watching, they were twice as likely to crash the car as they were when alone. Steinberg says it's important to help teens avoid getting in dangerous situations. "Simply educating kids doesn't have much of an effect. So it's important to try to regulate the context in which kids live so they avoid getting in situations where they harm themselves," he said.