Comments on: Mental Monday: Teens and Parents as Friends? Only on Facebook. http://www.aintyomamasblog.com/kids-and-parents-as-friends/ A Postmodern Take on Mommy Blogging Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:19:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Master Degree in Psychology » Mental Monday: Teens and Parents as Friends? Only on Facebook. http://www.aintyomamasblog.com/kids-and-parents-as-friends/#comment-521 Master Degree in Psychology » Mental Monday: Teens and Parents as Friends? Only on Facebook. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:34:55 +0000 http://www.aintyomamasblog.com/?p=1194#comment-521 [...] more from the original source: Mental Monday: Teens and Parents as Friends? Only on Facebook. AKPC_IDS += "2955,";Popularity: unranked [...] [...] more from the original source: Mental Monday: Teens and Parents as Friends? Only on Facebook. AKPC_IDS += "2955,";Popularity: unranked [...]

]]> By: Triplets Plus Two Momma http://www.aintyomamasblog.com/kids-and-parents-as-friends/#comment-468 Triplets Plus Two Momma Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:50:12 +0000 http://www.aintyomamasblog.com/?p=1194#comment-468 If I survive the drivers education/training, it will be a miracle. And, I won’t even accept my teens friend request on FaceBook! I just make her give me her user name and password in the event I am concerned of her “usage’!! Great post. If I survive the drivers education/training, it will be a miracle.

And, I won’t even accept my teens friend request on FaceBook!

I just make her give me her user name and password in the event I am concerned of her “usage’!!

Great post.

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]]> By: Stephaine @ Geezees http://www.aintyomamasblog.com/kids-and-parents-as-friends/#comment-465 Stephaine @ Geezees Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:05:25 +0000 http://www.aintyomamasblog.com/?p=1194#comment-465 Great post! Stopping by from SITS! Great post!

Stopping by from SITS!

]]> By: Jeanine http://www.aintyomamasblog.com/kids-and-parents-as-friends/#comment-464 Jeanine Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:52:00 +0000 http://www.aintyomamasblog.com/?p=1194#comment-464 Just wrote a rant on this very thing. But you said so much better! Thank you!!! Stopping by from SITS! Just wrote a rant on this very thing. But you said so much better! Thank you!!!

Stopping by from SITS!

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]]> By: maya http://www.aintyomamasblog.com/kids-and-parents-as-friends/#comment-456 maya Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:38:43 +0000 http://www.aintyomamasblog.com/?p=1194#comment-456 Really good advice. I also think there's a difference between being best friends with your teen and being the "cool parent". Really good advice. I also think there’s a difference between being best friends with your teen and being the “cool parent”.

]]> By: Jack http://www.aintyomamasblog.com/kids-and-parents-as-friends/#comment-455 Jack Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:09:05 +0000 http://www.aintyomamasblog.com/?p=1194#comment-455 Children need boundaries. Teenagers are big children. They’ll be time to be their friend when they’re adults. Until that time comes about it is a mistake to be their friend and then their parent. Children need boundaries. Teenagers are big children. They’ll be time to be their friend when they’re adults. Until that time comes about it is a mistake to be their friend and then their parent.

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]]> By: mama2boys http://www.aintyomamasblog.com/kids-and-parents-as-friends/#comment-450 mama2boys Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:30:59 +0000 http://www.aintyomamasblog.com/?p=1194#comment-450 What a fantastic post. Having raised a couple of teenagers, it's difficult to walk that fine line. The second guessing yourself is always there. I think this offers some great guidelines to follow and strive for. Even when you falter, it's important to try to find your way back to the middle, not be too hard on yourself, always apologize when you're wrong, and give unconditional love despite what your teen may think of you at any given moment. What a fantastic post. Having raised a couple of teenagers, it’s difficult to walk that fine line. The second guessing yourself is always there. I think this offers some great guidelines to follow and strive for. Even when you falter, it’s important to try to find your way back to the middle, not be too hard on yourself, always apologize when you’re wrong, and give unconditional love despite what your teen may think of you at any given moment.

]]> By: Cristina http://www.aintyomamasblog.com/kids-and-parents-as-friends/#comment-449 Cristina Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:41:16 +0000 http://www.aintyomamasblog.com/?p=1194#comment-449 My daughter is 12. Well, let me clarify, my step daughter is 12. She won’t leave our side. She would prefer to hang out with us over her friends and looks forward to the weekend where she can find out where she can tag along on my errands. I don’t mind it at all, don’t get me wrong – and she has plenty of friends and they call her, invite her out, etc. She’s not shy and doesn’t lack self confidence she just likes to hang out with us. Yes, sometimes it’s frustrating when you want to spend 5 minutes alone with your husband, but I kinda like that she digs us still. I hope it doesn’t change….yet. Popping in from SITS. xx Cristina My daughter is 12. Well, let me clarify, my step daughter is 12. She won’t leave our side. She would prefer to hang out with us over her friends and looks forward to the weekend where she can find out where she can tag along on my errands. I don’t mind it at all, don’t get me wrong – and she has plenty of friends and they call her, invite her out, etc. She’s not shy and doesn’t lack self confidence she just likes to hang out with us. Yes, sometimes it’s frustrating when you want to spend 5 minutes alone with your husband, but I kinda like that she digs us still. I hope it doesn’t change….yet.

Popping in from SITS.

xx

Cristina

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]]> By: Ms.Bibi http://www.aintyomamasblog.com/kids-and-parents-as-friends/#comment-448 Ms.Bibi Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:38:49 +0000 http://www.aintyomamasblog.com/?p=1194#comment-448 Great and helpful post. My oldest is coming into the teens (I swear he’s already there) and I have 2 teenage nieces that are very close to me. I never understood why parents would want to be best friends with their children. I agree the boundaries become somewhat blurry. There is a way to be close to your kids and not being their best friend. Great and helpful post. My oldest is coming into the teens (I swear he’s already there) and I have 2 teenage nieces that are very close to me.
I never understood why parents would want to be best friends with their children.
I agree the boundaries become somewhat blurry. There is a way to be close to your kids and not being their best friend.

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]]> By: marymac http://www.aintyomamasblog.com/kids-and-parents-as-friends/#comment-446 marymac Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:58:11 +0000 http://www.aintyomamasblog.com/?p=1194#comment-446 This is a great post, I have a teenage daughter and fluctuate between being her BFF and having her hate and want to kill me. I’ve always told her I love being her ‘friend’ (like, on Facebook) but I have to be her Mom first, because it’s my job to raise her into a non-murderous functioning member of society. But we still love curling up on the couch and watching 80s movies together, and I think that’s pretty cool. This is a great post, I have a teenage daughter and fluctuate between being her BFF and having her hate and want to kill me. I’ve always told her I love being her ‘friend’ (like, on Facebook) but I have to be her Mom first, because it’s my job to raise her into a non-murderous functioning member of society. But we still love curling up on the couch and watching 80s movies together, and I think that’s pretty cool.

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