Parenting Styles
I have a ton of friends (back home) that are of various ethnic backgrounds and we have fun mixing our cultures together and finding creative things for us to do, especially when we’re free of our husbands/boyfriends and kids. Anyway my friend, FG asked a really good question over our usual conference calls (all 6 of us talking at once is great!)Do families of color parent differently than Caucasian families? Hmmm…I never gave it much thought, but while I’m thinking about it I’d love to know your thoughts, so share with me pleaseeeeee!
yh replied:
I think a lot of parents are doing the very “loose” way of parenting — in which they don’t necessarily punish the kids for wrongdoings. Some kids need the discipline… others don’t I guess… but parents need to step up and be parents and not “friends.” This isn’t a popularity contest. Kids need to be parented.
August 31, 2007 at 10:01 pm. Permalink.
Sandy replied:
I couldn’t have said it better myself. I always tell people that my kids and I are growing up together, but make no mistake about it I am still their MOTHER.
September 1, 2007 at 2:03 am. Permalink.