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Choosing Between Being Your Child’s Friend or Their Parent (And Why You’re Paralyzed) balance strict and fun discipline witih love frozen in parenting decisions strict or cool parent tik tok parent and teen which parenting style better Sep 30, 2026

“Your child doesn’t need you to be their friend. They have plenty of friends. What they need is a parent who loves them enough to guide them.” – Dr. Shefali Tsabary

Here’s a question that keeps so many parents stuck: Should you be strict or should you be cool?

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