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I'm turning into a stricter dad.

People think I must have pushy parents, but that's not the case.

The way I was parented did affect my parenting - probably in the reverse. My dad was pretty strict, and the next generation probably wants to be less strict.

My mom was definitely very strict with me.

My parents were very, very, very strict.

I think you have to be a little bit strict. You can't be friend and their parent in a lot of situations, especially in this day and age where it's so dangerous for kids. So there's a bit of sternness, I guess, in the way I raise my kids.

I wouldn't say I'm strict. I love to communicate with my kids, and I constantly check in and try to talk things through instead.

I was raised by a very strict, good mother, so I won't be getting out of line anytime soon.

It is the uninvolved parent who has to resort to strictness.

My mom was very strict when I was growing up. I could not talk to boys until I was 18. I had to study and work hard.