It is a parent's responsibility to stay informed about their children's activities and safety.

“Bottom line, I think you're being a damn good mother. I think you are I think it is your job to know what your children are doing.”

Consistent, loving discipline, which includes setting rules and following through, is essential for healthy child development and prevents the damage associated with permissive parenting.

“children need boundaries. I often say God gave us parents until our frontal lobes develop, right? The front third of the brain, the most human part of the brain, focus, forethought, judgment, impulse control, and that's why you need parents to help guide you.”

Tanea believes that maintaining an authoritative parental role and setting boundaries is necessary, even if it creates conflict and friction.

“But if you trying to just you always trying to do it without me. And that's the thing like I'm not saying you need me but I am a mother for a reason. You know it's a such thing as being you know young.”

Fathers play a distinct role in child development by emphasizing boundary enforcement, which fosters the discipline and postponed gratification necessary for success.

“dads are far more likely, especially with their sons, to require their sons to be very good with boundary enforcement.”

Terrell Davis believes his father's harsh parenting style was necessary and ultimately helped shape his resilience and character as a man.

“Everything that we all we we end up transforming from, I think, comes from it comes from our parents. Um my dad was he was more like a military dad, but he had never been in the military.”

Mel believes that open dialogue between parents and their children about mental health challenges is a gift that helps others feel less alone.

“I hear every single day from parents around the world about how their kids and their sons in particular don't talk to them and so it's a real I think gift to have you be willing to just sit down and have these conversations because it gives parents and people with teenagers and college students and ”

Parents should avoid controlling their children and instead support them in choosing their own paths.

“my mom's always trying to control me my dad's always trying to control me because like they they they try to set you up for a past success and like yes that is nice but you should let them choose what their ping success is”

It is essential for effective co-parenting that individuals set aside relationship conflicts to focus on the child.

“you going to have to put on your your big boy pants and and and co-parent effectively since y'all ain't got a relationship.”

Julia claims that healthy relationships require that both partners or family members view each other as individuals and make intentional decisions rather than following expected societal scripts.

“we're two humans. What do we each want? What do we each need? Let's make these decisions for oursel and not center what the outside world is going to expect from us looking in.”

A strong positive connection between parent and child is the most important element of effective parenting.

“Your connection is truly your superpower. When you have such a good friendship and connection with your kids and you have fun with them, they don't want that to go away.”