Divis - You're right about knowing where your kids are.

My dad (in the early 60's) was concerned about keeping track of his kids. He worked in a mill and had only a very small savings but he took that money and built another room on the house. It had a fireplace, a t.v and a pool table.

Needless to say, he didn't have to worry about where we were or who we were with. We were all under his roof where he could keep an eye on us. We didn't have many rules but when he had to speak to us - we listened.

BTW - We were also given rifles at an early age (for target practice) and we also carried knives (for utility) but we never used either as a weapon.