Mother-child

Probably a dash of both. Ya know, even it out. Not too one-sided.

Children need boundaries in their lives which can only be provided by an authority figure. I don’t mean authority as in stern, I mean as in ‘you are the boss’. To be honest, I’m not sure how the friends route would be - there will come a time when they don’t want you as a friend - as soon as they start to find theri own feet. So I say be a mother - and they do come to you for advice as long as you let them know they are welcome to do so. You do this by being as honest as you can with them when they ask you questions. And by not judging them too much.

I think the way my mum brought me up is best…

She did stand her ground and helped me through difficult times when I was younger(never too strict though) and as I’ve got older she’s started to give me more freedom and I can honestly say my mum is my best friend :)

I think you’re mum needs to be more than just your “mum” as what happens if you losse every1 else? She needs to be your friends too x

I think you need to have a balance between both. If you are just her “friend” then you really have no authority over her but if you are just her “mother” then she will never come to you for advice.