Sunday Firesides: We Shouldn't (and Should) Be Friends With Our Kids

The parent-child relationship is unique.

Sometimes you're looking at someone half your height and thirty years your junior and viscerally feel: "You're my best buddy."

But is it good to think of our children as friends?

It is. And it isn't.

Friendships are based on equality.

Children relate to their parents as dependents.

Some parents, cognizant of this depen…