What is strict parenting? I don’t blame parents for being strict. They are not strict in my view; we misjudge them of being strict.

They are the parents who are obsessed with their children. They love their children so much that they don’t want any harm to their children and they don’t want their kids to face any kind of problem and challenge.

They will not let you go to your friend’s home to enjoy late night party, you can’t talk with male friends, you can’t go on trips and tours; we can’t go there, etc. Especially most of the girls face such kinds of problem in countries like Nepal and India.

Is it the right way to handle kids? Many girls of our country are facing the restriction from family. Parents might think that their children are on good track after all these restrictions. And I want to ask, does it matter? The strict parenting results in the barrier to freedom. Slowly, the children of such parents begin to lie most of the things.

They begin to think that they are in a cage where they scream about freedom. The result of strict parenting causes the children of such parents to lose faith in their parents, they don’t feel like sharing anything with their parents; they begin to feel alone.

All they see is their friends’ parents are so supportive and their parents are not. This causes the kids to be far from their parents. This slowly causes lack of communication between family members.

I have seen most of boys who have strict parents involved in drugs and the girls because of lack of freedom of speech they are lost and have no idea of what they really need in their life and career and finally get married to one fine guy and get caged in another family.

Some tend to fight with their family but because of communication gap they can’t interpret their vision to their family and get misjudged by their parents for disrespecting them.

No children want to disrespect their parents; no children want to hate their parents. Instead of being strict be supportive to the dreams of your children. Society is not the major factor for your family to be happy, you are.

I have seen many parents who are supportive to their children and communicate with their children about their view of life; such family is happy and peaceful.

Even the children going on wrong path will realize their mistake and can be brought back on right track and do good in their life. Be a friend to your children not a parent.