I have a friend who is very ‘at risk’. She tells me that she feels like her parents don’t care about her at all. One of the big examples that she uses it that when she comes home at 3 am most parents would question their kids about where they were etc. but hers don’t. She prob would get defensive if they did ask, but even tho she puts on that tough exterior for them that’s not how she feels. No, they wouldn’t be able to stop her, but maybe she would think twice before going and doing whatever she is doing.
However, she is not close with them, so if they would just randomly start asking her questions about her friends etc. she prob would get annoyed with them and not want to answer.