As a parent do you have a closed or open relationship with your kids?

[lynn426]

I have an open relationship with my children so i can  better understand them. I feel its helpful to be open minded about all every topic involving life situations. So they can rely on you for the tough answers to the questions they may have unanswered in their minds eye. From Sex , diseases, relationships, and simple matters  they stumble across.

[Ittai]

Open realtionship.... You do i to put in a account that they see, hear and go out to the out side world... School, tv, radio and friends...They are exposed to things...More than what we grew up from in todays world.

[adg35]

Don't have any yet, but I agree with you two and this is what I plan on doing as well.

[Tresbn00]

I have  a totally open relationship with my kids probably because I was the primary caretaker while my wife worked.  I changed 95% of the diapers, was there for them constantly often working crappy third shift jobs so that I could be there with them all day. I have earned their trust and they know better than to question me when I lay down the law...a luxury that my wife isn't afforded.  Now they are twelve and fourteen and I have gone back to the working world and they can't wait to see me when I get home!

[ULuvCeCe]

My son is barely 15 months but I plan to have an open forum for him. My parents were fairly open with me and I feel that it helped because I was more aware of things and had a better of understanding between right, wrong and knowing I could talk to them and they wouldn't get mad

[devideddi]

I def have an open relationship with my kids.  I used to have this thing with my son as he was becoming preteen and teenager where we would pull the cover over our individual heads just a little and he would ask questions that he was too embarrassed to ask.  It helped somehow. I guess cause even tho we were right next to one another we weren't looking eye to eye.  Corny but it worked. Gotta be creative and do what works with each child.

[sommap]

My kids are grown and are parents themselves, but we have a very open relationship.

[dreamyxo]

I feel I can talk to my mother about anything however I don't and never have.  I just don't feel comfortable sharing certain things with her.  I know my brother has a different relationship and he does share almost all his business to the point where my mother told me she just rather not hear about all of his drama.  They are a lot closer in age (19 years) so I don't know if that has anything to do with it or it's just our personalities.  He is more outgoing and I am a lot more private. 

[sarah791017]

My son is only three years old, but I try be friend with him. At our home,everybody trying to be equally. 

[gramev64]

I have an open relationship with my children and enjoy talking openly with them.  They are very precious to me and I would not want to have anything come between them and me.

[gaylasue]

I have always had an open relationship with my only child.  My daughter is 25 now and we are like best friends.  I wanted to be the one she came to when she needed help, had a problem, or just needed a shoulder to lean on or someone to talk to.  My husband does not have a close relationship with our daughter like I did and now have.  He was too busy to take the extra time for her.

[mrisha]

I have always had an open relationship with my child.  There was no questions she could not ask me.  We have always discussed sex, men, diseases, relationships etc.  Nothing was forbidden to talk about.  I find it hard to believe in todays world that there are still parents who are too embarrassed to talk about sex with their children.