is it good or bad to act like your teenagers friend?
2007-01-08 08:18:08 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
I don't think it's a good idea. A parent should be a parent.You can have friends your own age. Soon the parent will start wanting to out with you and your friends.
2007-01-08 08:22:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if your teenager isn't okay with it, then they'll get mad at you and then you'll have more problems. Also, friends confide in one another, so you might let something slip that he or she wasn't supposed to hear. Thirdly, if you and your teenager are best buds, then the parent you used to be could disappear and he or she could lose that parent figure he or she had as a child.
So, actually, it's not such a good idea to be best friends with your teenager. A friend of mine has a very irresponsible father who acts like a teenager. Sometimes she cries about not having a father figure in her life.
Please be careful.
2007-01-08 08:37:29 · answer #2 · answered by Ask Tara 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the teenager. Me at the moment are far from friends with my parents. I act different away from them and I hate to be in public with them. They are just a different generation and they should respect differences. This doesn't mean we cant get along though!
2007-01-08 08:21:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-12 07:09:27 · answer #4 · answered by goslin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its OK to be a friend so they will feel comfortable enough to come to you with all the problems they will have --but there is a fine line between friends and parents--if you are too close then they sometimes take advantage of that and tend to walk on you --being disrespectful in your rules etc. And when that happens your friendship turns into an enemy status--Like they feel as tho you are just a friend that doesn't want them to have fun --when in all reality you are protecting them--but they don't see it as that--they want their friends to go with the flow--good bad and indifferent and we as parents have job to protect them when we feel they are making bad judgments--fair enough??
2007-01-08 08:25:58 · answer #5 · answered by skizzle-d-wizzle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its horrible. It will make them your equal and you will have no authority, no power and nothing you say will make any difference in their life. Just like a dog (sorry to say) you have to have the upper hand at all times because if you lose respect then you can't teach, guide and be the parent every child needs and deserves. How do I know, I did this and it turns into a mess!
2007-01-08 08:22:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good: maintenance of closeness on a peerage and not-too-superiority-ridden level throughout life; bad: too *much* friendship could conceivably lead to lack of independence on the teenager's part
2007-01-08 08:23:48 · answer #7 · answered by fjpoblam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bad. You're the parent (I assume). Act like the parent. Your teenager has friends, doesn't want you as a friend, wants you as a parent.
Negative effects? Lack of respect, loss of authority, confusing the kid...
2007-01-08 08:20:46 · answer #8 · answered by Savvy Sue 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
its a good thing to be a friend to your teenager but you have to draw the line with them at some point, being a friend also makes them be more open and honest with you. experienced mother of 3 teens
2007-01-08 08:23:14 · answer #9 · answered by sissy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good.
My mom, I would say, is my best friend. I tell her everything, and she tells me things too.
You have to explain to your teenager that you have to be the parent sometimes too, and not just the best friend. Being friends with your teenager is wonderful, you should try it, because blood is thicker than water.
2007-01-08 08:32:41 · answer #10 · answered by K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋