Too Grown To Listen - How involved should Christian parents be?

Society has geared teens and young adults to exercise their independence.  An unfortunate byproduct of this results in broken families.  Young people nowadays feel the need to make decisions on their own.  Is this God's will?  How important is the role of parents?  Let's explore the bible and see how parents shaped the lives of some important figures in the Word of God well into adulthood.