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“Parents today are afraid to make their kids mad.” “They want to be their kids’ friend not their parent.” Why has this become such an either or issue? As moms, we already balance so many roles in our lives, and this is just one more. The secret to successful parenting of teens is maintaining the balance between being their parent and being their friend because they need us as both. Everyone will feel happier and more satisfied in the relationship — even when we face conflict, which we all know, is such a part of the daily life of a parent. In fact, a Yale study recently found that teens whose parents showed them warmth and affective behaviors still felt loved even amidst conflict, whereas teens whose parents didn’t show them warmth, felt unloved when in conflict. 

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