Can You be a Parent and at the same time a friend to your child?
By nnsb75
@nnsb75 (632)
United States
June 22, 2007 11:04am CST
Can you be a friend and still be a parent? Yes, but not in every sense of the word, because parents are also supposed to be guides. Sometimes, they feel like guards. On the other hand, if there's no sense of friendship, no sense of growing together and enjoying each other's company, what was the reason anybody ever decided to become a parent in the first place?
I found that the key to being a good parent is to remember what it was like to be a child, most of the parents forget that children did not ask to be here they are a gift to us and they have feelings too. I am more than just a parent I am also a friend, and by doing that we learn from each other.
2 responses
@Danielle11 (103)
• Australia
22 Jun 07
I completely agree with you. The ability to remember what it was like at their age is a huge thing. Our kids need to be allowed to discover who they are and what they want. You can be a friend to your child, without being in their face. Good on you for being such an understanding parent!! I have a 15 yr old, a 13 yr old and a 10 yr old, and I understand your concern and love for your kids. They have so much to teach us and we them. You should be so proud of yourself for being able to acknowledge your children are people in their own right!
@twoey68 (13627)
• United States
27 Oct 07
You can be both but you should always be the parent first and foremost. Children need to be taught right from wrong, morals and life's lessons. At the same time, you can teach these things with compassion.
It's not easy to raise children. I don't have any of my own but I was a foster parent for 2 years, helped raise my two younger brothers and ran a state daycare for numerous years.
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