article_snippet: but just dipping your finger into the topic will help you understand what's available to you to help you parent better," she said.
article_snippet: she gives some real-life examples especially in the social media age.
article_snippet: They don't tell you about it during that fantastic tour with the kid walking backwards as your child is looking around to say, 'Who can I party with?'
article_snippet: But it's a really important set of information because different schools have different levels of tolerance" for activities such as drinking on campus, she said.
article_snippet: It doesn't have to be you with the shaker, like an episode of 'Mad Men,' serving up Manhattans to a group of grateful teens," said Green.
article_snippet: Share your thoughts with Kelly Wallace (@kellywallacetv) on Twitter or CNN Living on Facebook.