“My sleeps with us.” “Mine never sleeps with us.” How do parenting styles come to ruin the friendships between parents
The way we raise our children is, unfortunately, often subject to critical eyes. Family and even foreigners seem to always have opinions about “the best parenting method” and do not hesitate to express them. Photo: Shutterstock
Different parenting styles test friends, including those of a lifetime. You may have a friend next to you who has all the qualities you appreciate: loyalty, trust, humor, etc., but when it comes to the way they grow up, the differences between you are significant. The food, the time spent by children at the screens, the discipline and the freedoms given to the little ones are the most common sources of enlargement between families with children.
Most of the time, we approach people with whom we have things in common, with whom we feel good and that we can rely on. But when the way they raise their children differ radically from ours, things can become complicated. Sometimes the differences are overlooked and even bring a new, interesting perspective. Other times, they turn into barriers hard to ignore. Some specialists quoted by parents.com point out that a friendship, even an old and strong one, can be endangered when children appear. Because the way we grow them reflect nothing but the values in which we believe, the priorities we set, the way we perceive what is good and what is bad.
Do you really have common values?
Parenting styles can be stricter, such as authoritarian or authoritarian, or more relaxed and empathetic – such as gentle parenting. Even if you do not put a clear label on the way you raise your child, the way you react and make decisions that parent is not accidental.
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