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tanza
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Okay, for all you parenting experts out there....
How does the parents role change as their child grows? Should there be a shift from parent to friend? If so at what age? And what if the parent doesn't make that transition...how do you respectfully draw the boundaries?
Just pickin' your brain a bit... ??? |
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Janine
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Joined: 08 May 2002
Posts: 360
Location: South Louisiana
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It's a lot easier to draw your lines & let da chips fall where they may if you don't need anything from Grandma! :sneaky2:
You just let the comments roll off like ducky water, & do whatcha gotta do.
And pray a lot. |
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Wynne
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Joined: 03 Dec 2002
Posts: 109
Location: USA
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Yes, the key to a proper evolution of the parent-child relationship (when the parent appears to be a disbeliever of evolution  ) is for the child to simply grow up and be independent, to stop needing the parent for anything.
After some time, the parent (one hopes) will see the way to an adult-to-adult relationship... although no parent will ever stop giving advice! |
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fatherof8
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Joined: 07 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:36 am Post subject: Parent / Friend...Can one be both? |
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Dear Friend,
I believe that trust is most important in any relationship. This is true especially of the parent / child relationship. If we loose the childs trust, we have all but lost the fight. My wife still speaks occasionally of a
situation in which she lied to her father in while she was in High School. When he found out, it truely broke his heart. She remembers him saying "I don't know if I will ever trust you again". She says that shot straight to her heart. It was almost ten years later before the two of them sat down and talked about it. There was a relationship there in the mean time, but it was not a good one. You have to be honest with your children about why there are rules. Not just "BECAUSE YOU SAID SO". That child will trust you until you give them a reason not to. God gives us good direction in His word about how to raise them up. If we follow this guidance, they will not stray from us. |
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