How NOT to Be Your Child's Worst Nightmare

Have you ever seen this meme?

I am not your friend

I am your parent

I will stalk you

I will flip out on you

Lecture

Drive you insane

Be your worst nightmare and

Hunt you down when needed

Because I love you.

Every time I see these words, I feel very sad. Why do so many people think we can’t be both parent and friend to our children? Do we really need to be their worst nightmare in order to be responsible and caring parents?

In this week’s podcast, episode 82, I talk about how NOT to be our child’s worst nightmare. I discuss the following questions:

How can we be both parent and friend to our children?
What should we do if our kids get into trouble?
What if we put effort into our relationships and we don’t get the response we’re hoping for?
Is unschooling just as much about a parent as it is about a child?

But before I talk about our relationship with our children, I first ask the question: