I’m My Child’s Friend AND I’m Still in Control

 


 


The art of being a parent is to guide your children through life
and to look out for their best interest; but contrary to what
most believe, there is no parent-child relationship without some
level of friendship.
With that said, you MUST be your child’s
friend
in order for your relationship with them to work.

 


However, in the African American culture, the overall consensus
is that the parent should absolutely NOT be her child’s friend.


The assumption is that we are stricter and less tolerant when it
comes to how we raise our children and that is undoubtedly
contributed to the fact the a vast majority of black children are
raised in single parent homes and the mother is the primary
parent – so we’re often have tough rules in place to “save” them
from the world.


When Natty and I were growing up our parent’s didn’t really
believe in being “friends”.


Children had their place and it was certainly not to befriend a
parent.


We raised our children a little different, but we still have
healthy boundaries.


In this episode we talk about some of those boundaries and how
we’ve fostered a healthy friendship with our children while still
maintaining respect and authority in the relationship.
We both agree that being your child’s friend is an
essential and necessary part of preparing them to function in a
society that can often be cruel and unfair.

 


We provide some clarification on how being your child’s friend
does not take away from your ability to effectively parent or
discipline and how fear based parent does not benefit you or your
child.


Tune in now to find out how you can be your child’s friend and
still maintain your parenting integrity. 


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