It perfectly demonstrates how important parenting is and what serious negative effects it can have on teenagers. For Jim, this caused him to always have to prove that he wasn't a chicken, which often got him into trouble. Whereas Judy simply sought attention from her father and because she couldn't get it, she sought attention from men elsewhere. Ultimately, Plato's family problems were the worst because he had no mother or father. That's why he had to face abandonment and psychological problems because of them. This shows that parenting is not to be taken lightly and will eventually determine whether you raise a healthy, well-behaved teenager or a rebellious one..