What is your parenting style?

I don’t have kids, but when/if I do I would want to be more of a friend-like parent. Have a few rules and chores of course, but overall just let kids be kids.

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LyricalOne · F

Parent first, kids need structure, discipline and boundaries to feel safe and secure.

DaughterOfTheDust · 22-25, F

Well, you don’t want TOO much of that because the kids feel suffocated and unfree. I’m watching the Wife Swap marathon and it appears that the parents who enforce too much structure and all that have very unhappy kids that can’t express themselves. @LyricalOne

LyricalOne · F

@DaughterOfTheDust It’s about finding a balance. Being a friend first does the child no favors.