does it help to be a strict parents?

I think some people need to be strict because if you are too lenient your kids will walk all over you. Someone said they were loving & patient, it doesn't mean you're not strict, it just means you choose to do things a different was but the more rules you have the stricter you are. I also think that having SOME strictness in the raising of a child can be a good thing, then they know the rules & what their boundaries are - it can help them to grow up to be more mature & responsible! I don't think i am a strict parent but when my daughter is old enough to understand, i will make sure she knows what is right & wrong, she will have rules & boundaries but i wont be cruel, just lovingly let her know if she has done something she shouldn't.

Well my parent were not that strick, so then I try not to be with my kids. My parents always emphasized to me the importance of completing my school. That was the only thing that they asked from me! They would allow me to go with my friends, have parties, sleep overs ect. The only thing that they always told me was that If I do anything to screw up my education, I would not be allowed to live under their roof. In other words, they let me have fun and instilled trust in me! I went on to graduate and have a kid at 21. I try to trust my kids, because I believe that they will be less inclined to do something that isn't right. Atleast that's how I felt growing up:)

I think to be strict upto some extent is must for betterment of children. As children have no sense of good or bad thing in life or if they know, a little bit about the facts of the life. So to teach them and mould in right direction it is essential for parents to be strict. This can be managed depending on the situation.

i think it is good to be always good to be a both. strict at some times and funny at sometimes. if you are too friendly sometimes kids croos the border line between a friend and a parent. i havew four kids and i am strict with rules, but do also play and joke with them.

i think it's okay in certain level...children need to be teach also how to get "control" of their own. what do and don't, what's right and wrong, start with small restriction at home, they will learn to get along with all the law outside your home.

Hi there!! I believe being strict and lenient should go hand in hand. Meaning, be strict when there is a possibility of danger be lenient when there is no danger signal. I am a believer of moderation in anything that we do. Beside this will give the parents opportunity to play with their kids because the children will not feel apprehensive in asking their parents to play with them.

I never was and am a strict parents. I never rise my voice even. I am a parent of patience. It never helped to be strict parent. We have to solve all problems with patience and love. I believe in theory" what will happen will happen".

Yes I think it is good to be strict. It gives the family a firm foundation something to be relied on a touchstone. A framework. My parents set reasonable ground rules and I respected them and the home. I have tried to do the same for my kids and they seem to be happy and the place is always full of their friends so I dont think it can be to negative or restrictive.