Parent should be open minded or not
By Oshi
@oshi2388 (205)
India
April 12, 2016 6:16am CST
Hello this is a very vast discussion but I am going to do because its required now.
Many parents are open minded and some are not. Parents are trying to impose their rules on children. Maybe sometime it is correct and sometimes i dont think so
I think parent have to provide liberty to their children
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
12 Apr 16
Parents could foster an open spirit in their children with good guidance.
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@toniganzon (72533)
• Philippines
12 Apr 16
I give my son the freedom to do things that aren't breaking our rules. I'm giving him independence but at the same time letting him know that I am here to guide him.
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@youless (112582)
• Guangzhou, China
12 Apr 16
I think it is better for the parents to be open minded. And this will make the generation gap smaller. And you can have a good relationship with your children because you treat them like friends. And your children can share their thoughts with you.
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@youless (112582)
• Guangzhou, China
15 Apr 16
@Ruby3881 Since usually Chinese parents are like the boss and they need their children to listen to them. I was a child and therefore I understood I was not pleased to it. So after I am a parent, I want something different and I want to be my child's friend. I often tell him that the adults are not right all the time, sometimes they can be wrong. So it depends on which one is reasonable and it should not judge by the age.
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@Ruby3881 (1963)
• Canada
15 Apr 16
I don't think it's necessary to act like a friend, in order to foster an open spirit and to allow a child room to grow. My children most definitely know that I'm the parent and the boss. I have the power to set rules or to remove them, and to veto any plans that I think are not appropriate.
But my children also know they can talk to me about anything. They know they can ask for freedoms, and negotiate privileges. They know if they are ever in trouble I will be there to help, and that I am proud of the independence and responsibility they demonstrate. In 18 years of parenting, I've rarely had to play the bad guy....
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@Ruby3881 (1963)
• Canada
15 Apr 16
The first job of a parent is to make a child feel he is safe, and that his needs will be met. As children grow, they need things like autonomy and room to make mistakes. And they always need to feel they will be heard if they have something to say.
That being said, a parent is not a friend or a chum. We need to impose certain rules, and to give our children limits. As they mature, the rules will fall by the wayside because the children learn to discipline themselves.
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