Choosing Between Being Your Child’s Friend or Their Parent (And Why You’re Paralyzed)

The Men's Lounge LA · Oct 6, 2026 · 3m

“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

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

You want your kids to talk to you about everything. You want to be the parent they run to, not run from. But you also know they need rules and structure.

So you’re frozen. You don’t want to be too strict like your parents were. But you also see other kids running wild with no boundaries…