Is it OK for a mother to be kids friend

I think you have to first be a mother, then a friend. Your child will respect you more that way. What a child needs MOST is a parent, not a friend. Of course, it's ok to laugh and joke with your child but your child has to learn the boundaries. And it's up to you to set the example.

no, actually it can be a start of a new bonding between a mother and child. but you must still maintain your authority and let your child carry his/her respect in your relationship.... balance the authority and closeness.

I have tried being the Mom only and have to come to find out that being a mom is also being a friend, say that your daughter or son gets into a huge fight with all of thier friends, they still not only need a mom to talk to, they really need a friend, and it is really easy to go from one role to the other. My 11 year old would think I had gone crazy if I turned on the mom only and stuck on it. She is so used to me being there as a friend when she needs one and a mom when she needs a mom that if I jus t went MOM she would probably snap, she is an only child and she has just a few friends, and we live in a rural area and the friends and she cannot always spend time together especially during the summer. So I think you should be a friend to your child when they need you to be and a mother when they don't need you as a friend.

I became really good friends with my mother about the time I was 25. She was a good mother - providing discipline, guidance, and love. But when I grew up and needed less of the first two, we became very close as friends - doing many things together.

you will not loose respect if you treat your child as a friend.one day he is going to become a big citizen today his needs are small, less aducated but as time passes he is going to learn more good things and bad things as well.so when he is learning or studing you have to make him aware of media working around him.saw him the good and bad side of every thing.talk about every current issues like science technology,politics,religion,socity etc.there by you will decreas the age difference of both of you and you will become true friends there is no limitations in friendship

i think it is nice for parents to be friends with their children be it dad-children or mother-children. this will be a healthy relationship. of course, you still got to be stern at times, but once you gained the trusts of your children, they are more likely to be nice and listen... (that's just my advise as a son, as i do have good parents who really are like friends) :) warmest regards QuaChee http://www.quachee.com http://www.batikinspirations.com http://www.quachee.blogspot.com http://www.batikinspirations.blogspot.com

You must be a mother first and a friend second. Children can have lots of friends, but they need parental guidance the most. And we should treat our family members as well as we treat our friends!

It is perfectly alright to be a child's friend.In this way your child will interact with you more than he would do normally.

First i think it's pretty good to treat your child as a friend,and it's pretty fit our new education.But something i must say is that you should catch that line,the line between mother and children.You should build some prestige in front of them,let them know what's the role you play in there lives.And left one most important is the mother should lead them on a right way.I always think that's the best relationship between mother and their children. Best wishes to you~~