Age Quote by Tim McGraw

You have to be the parent; you can't be their friend.

— Patricia Richardson

I think it is important to be a friend to your kids. But it is also equally important to set boundaries. My mother was…

— Karisma Kapoor

I think the biggest problem is parents are so concerned with being friends with their kids. You're not their friend. You're their parent.

— Charles Barkley

You want to be a good parent and you want to be a friend, and it's hard to be both. You have to balance…

— Willie Nelson

My kids would say I'm strict, but I don't think I am.

— Lee Mack

My parents were strict. They weren't as strict on me as they were with the others, but my mother didn't want us to get…

— Janet Jackson

I think all kids think their parents are strict. My parents aren't superstrict, but they seem to be stricter than most. But even though…

— Cody Linley

I don't plan to take a formal, cold approach with my children, but I expect a lot. I don't want my children to view…

— Ivanka Trump

My kids would probably say that I'm too strict. They probably would say that, and I try not to be, but I'm probably more…

— Michelle Pfeiffer

Parents are trying to be friends with their kids rather than draw the line and tell them what proper public behavior would be.

— Gallagher

Just stick with your kids. There's no set of rules on how to be a parent. No handbook. Just hang around your kids and…

— Denzel Washington

It's a lot easier to make friends when you're younger, because kids are a lot less judgmental than adults. They're more like, "O.K., let's…

— Natalie Portman