The Different Roles of the Parents (second paragraph) As for second stage, the baby has grown into a teenager. The vital role of parents is to teach. The teenager enable to take care of himself or herself and has a little knowledge about this world.. Whereas, they do not actually step into complex society this moment and most of the children are studying in the school. As regard to school, we often compare it to small society where the children meet a number of peers with various personalities and they experience the up and down in there. It is an important stage for children to shape their characteristic, so parents should give encouragement and motivation to their children rather than deprive the children of chance to develop. On the hand, the timely and right direction is vital for kids. Parents are just like compasses which lead children to bright and successful shore.