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We Have A Very Open And Honest Relationship With Our Kids Mom Reveals 24 Controversial Things She Allows Her Four Children To Do

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Publish Not your original work? Add source There are as many parenting styles as there are parents. And since all moms and dads want what's best for their kids, the fact that they tend to be very opinionated about that shouldn't come as a surprise. The recent TikTok videos from a mother of four named Casara have created quite a stir on social media for her unorthodox approach to parenting. In a series of videos, Casara openly shared things she and her husband Juan allow their children do, from not forcing them go to college to allowing them to swear. "We have a very open & honest relationship with our kids," Casara claims, so let's find out more about her parenting style, and be sure to share what you think in the comments!

Mom of four Casara took it to TikTok to share the things she allows her kids to do

@casaranjuan We have a very open & honest relationship with our kids #ReTokforNature #MessFreeHero #parents #parenting #parentsoftiktok #parentingtips #parentsbelike #moms #dads #momsoftiktok #dadsoftiktok #momlife #momtok #parenttok #open #honest #parentinghacks ♬ original sound - CasaraNJuan This post may include affiliate links. #1 If my kid, teenager, is out and they're drinking with friends, and they call me, and they say: "Hey mom, I need you to come get me," I'm gonna get up and I'm gonna go get them. We will not talk about it until the next day. Let's face it, peer pressure is real, and people can't learn unless they make mistakes or do something they're not supposed to do. casaranjuan , Ron Lach Report 145points POST SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBob SquarePants Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago thank you for waiting a day before talking about it ? 44 44points reply View more comments After Casara, the mom of four, shared the things she allows her children to do, including swearing, a heated discussion started between parents online. So in order to find out an expert's opinion about this controversial subject, Bored Panda spoke with Anisa Lewis, a positive parenting and life coach who shared some interesting insights about it. "As parents, we are our child's first role models and they take a lot of their cues about the world from us. Each family is different and what would work for one family is not going to be appropriate for another," Lewis explained. #2 My child does not have to give you a kiss, does not have to hug you, does not have to hang around you, does not have to do anything with you if they choose not to. casaranjuan , Ekaterina Shakharova Report 145points POST Derek Skiba Derek Skiba Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Yes! Kids should get to choose whether they want to hug or kiss Aunt Martha 43 43points reply View More Replies... View more comments #3 My kids can love/be with whoever they want. Color, race, gender, nationality. It does not matter. They can love and be with whoever they want, as long as they are treating each other right. That goes for my child treating them right and them treating my child right. casaranjuan , Mikhail Nilov Report 134points POST Derek Skiba Derek Skiba Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Yes! Be who you wanna be! 17 17points reply View More Replies... View more comments #4 If your kid hits my kid, my kid will knock your kid out and I will high five them. casaranjuan , cottonbro Report 122points POST Derek Skiba Derek Skiba Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago It is important that your kid learns how to defend theirself. If you are being pummeled and say "Please stop", the attacker won't just say "Understandable, have a nice day" 56 56points reply View More Replies... View more comments The parenting coach continued: "What I respected in the video of the mum is that she did allow her children to swear but there were boundaries and rules in place about when they could and they couldn't, which is important." Lewis added that "They had obviously taken the time to talk to their 4 children and were there to answer questions that they might have." Meanwhile, in Lewis' family, she says, they 'try' not to swear in front of their teen but we are all human and it does happen. "If she doesn't hear the language from us, she is certainly going to pick it up in school and when out in the community. We can't shield her from this language but we can educate her on word meaning, when to use the language and the similarity with the family in the video is that we have discussed as a family what works for us and what we accept and don't accept, we have boundaries that are right for our family," Lewis explained. #5 Our kids are allowed to swear. They know when they can swear, how they can swear, who they can swear around. They're allowed to swear. If you think that the worst thing your child can do is swear, then you have another thing coming. I said what I said. casaranjuan , oakvillenews Report 112points POST Dave Van Beurden Dave Van Beurden Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Swearing actually serves a purpose. If you hurt yourself and swear, you will feel less pain. Put your hand in ice, if you swear you can hold your hand in there for much longer than if you do not swear. If you use cleaned-up swear words (e.g.fudge, darn) it helps, but less than full-on swearing. 39 39points reply View More Replies... View more comments #6 My son is 18 and I have taught him that if he wants to cry, then let them tears fall. It is okay to cry and let them tears fall. This misconception of telling men that they need to man up or that they're not a man because they're crying is [nonsense].

That is the reason why a lot of men are the way they are as far as not being open and being in touch with their feelings, and not all but some men. casaranjuan , Timur Weber Report 112points POST Chickens are fluffy Chickens are fluffy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago YES! 12 12points reply View More Replies... View more comments #7 College. We will not force our kids to go to college if they don't want to. Let's face it, nobody really knows exactly what they wanna do, ever. casaranjuan , Stanley Morales Report 109points POST Geoffrey Scott Geoffrey Scott Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Tell most kids that trades(electricians, pipefitters, etc..) are SCREAMING for people. Little debt, and come out starting at 50k u.s., much more with OT 34 34points reply View More Replies... View more comments As a parenting coach, Lewis argues, she respects where each of her clients is coming from and there is no judgement. "However, children need to understand the words they are using, what they mean and this comes through education, discussions and an open relationship with their parents and carers." When asked about drawbacks of parents allowing their kids to swear, Lewis said that "a drawback could be that depending on the age or the maturity of the child, they may not always respect the boundaries and rules put in place around swearing or perhaps there weren't any and they are just repeating what they have heard." #8 We teach our kids at a young age what sex is, what their parts are, what drugs are, everything. We teach them everything at a very young age. That way they know what the consequences are. They know what the actions are, they know what the positivity to everything is, and they don't ever have to be ashamed of who they are. casaranjuan , sofatutor Report 102points POST Derek Skiba Derek Skiba Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Why hide it? Keep the stuff they watch family friendly, but make sure they know about the real world. 24 24points reply View More Replies... View more comments #9 If my kid needs a mental health day from school, whatever it is, I'm gonna let them take it. They don't have to be sick. We don't have to have something to do. We don't have to have any of that. For my kid to stay home, all they have to do is say: "Mom, I need a day to myself. I need a mental health day." casaranjuan , Ksenia Chernaya Report 102points POST MsLou MsLou Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago I really wish my mom had allowed this for me in middle school 30 30points reply View More Replies... View more comments #10 If my kids see anybody being bullied they're to step in and help. It is not okay for any kid to put down another kid ever. I said what I said. casaranjuan , Mikhail Nilov Report 97points POST TheAquarius1978 TheAquarius1978 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited) ( i need to edit this since our realities are very very different, my coment is for an " outside the school grounds situation ", ínside there are people that monitors the children ) My a*s, i would never tell my kid that, " ohhh go and help, and then you get your a*s kicked as well ". My advice would be " you see someone getting bullied, if you get the chance get vídeo or a picture, hide and call the Police, once they arrive show them either the vídeo or a picture of you get them, if not try to describe them to the officers " 7 7points reply View More Replies... View more comments Moreover, swearing can become a default behavior, the parenting coach argues. "It's something that we do without thinking about it, we use the words for effect, attention and often we use them as they are on the tip of our tongue and it is easier to say it than think of an alternative." "Another drawback is the judgement of others and their values around the use of such words, it can also cause offense to others without meaning to," Lewis added. But there may be some benefits to swearing as "children are encouraged to be themselves, to express themselves." Lewis explained that "If the boundaries are respected around swearing, then this too is a benefit in that there is respect and acknowledgement of the rules and systems of the family." #11 Our kids are to treat everybody equally while at the same time, know that everybody is not treated equally. If you understand what that means. We tell them to see color and not to ever say, "I don't see color", because you do, you treat everybody the same, the same way you would treat a homeless person staying on the corner of the street is the same way you would treat the president of the US. casaranjuan , Pixabay Report 79points POST Derek Skiba Derek Skiba Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Yes! What kind of parent tells their kid to attack every poor non-white person?! 17 17points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12 Religion. My first two kids I baptized, but my last two kids I did not baptize. I will allow them to choose if they wanna follow a religion, if they wanna believe in God, if they don't wanna believe in God. Whatever they feel is best for them. casaranjuan , Dom J Report 76points POST Okie (she/her) Okie (she/her) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago If only every religious parent could be like this… 29 29points reply View More Replies... View more comments #13 I will allow my daughters to wear tampons. And I will teach them the proper way to wear tampons. I'm gonna tell you why. When I started my period, nobody had taught me how to wear tampons, and I was told I was not allowed to wear them, but I did because I wanted to be in my swim class. You know what happened? It got stuck. So I had to go to the emergency room and be embarrassed and have them take it out because I left the cardboard on. casaranjuan , Karolina Grabowska Report 74points POST Chickens are fluffy Chickens are fluffy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited) I'm sorry, ( about it getting stuck and having to go to the ER) but you should teach your daughters who get periods everything about having one! Thank you for doing this 40 40points reply View more comments #14 My kids will be allowed to live in my house bill-free after they turn 18 and whenever they're ready to move out, they can go after the age of 18. However, I will not make them move out. casaranjuan , Becca Tapert Report 72points POST Nishanth Kusukuntla Nishanth Kusukuntla Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago It very much normal in India 20 20points reply View more comments #15 Our kids are allowed to wear what they want. It's their body, their style, their choice, whatever they wanna wear, they can wear. casaranjuan , Naim Benjelloun Report 68points POST Chickens are fluffy Chickens are fluffy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago I wish I had this!! 11 11points reply View More Replies... View more comments #16 People of the opposite gender staying the night. We allow it. Yes we do. And I'm gonna tell you why. Because there are some kids out there that don't have homes to go to or their parents kicked them out, or stuff in that instance. casaranjuan , Allen Taylor Report 58points POST Susan Susan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago This was my house growing up. We took in a lot of "stray" teen friends who didn't have a place to go, for one reason or another, no matter the gender. There were always rules and they didn't stay in our rooms with us but they had a safe place to stay. 20 20points reply View more comments #17 Tattoos and piercings. Our kids are allowed to get piercings and they're allowed to get tattooed, with one exception to the tattoo. They have to wait till they're at least 16 and they have to have pondered on it, really thought about what they wanted, a good place for it to be at, and as long as the shop allows it at that age. Piercings, I feel like it's a way they express themselves. I don't see nothing wrong with piercings. casaranjuan , Andrea Piacquadio Report 57points POST Denikitty Denikitty Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Ya… it’s not like they can’t change the earrings or take them out 21 21points reply View More Replies... View more comments #18 My kids don't have a curfew. They respect that they have to be home at a reasonable time, and most of the time they're always at home anyways. casaranjuan , Dmitry Egorov Report 56points POST BoredPandaSucks BoredPandaSucks Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited) in many places, there is a legal limit to this in which the parent has no choice 15 15points reply View More Replies... View more comments #19 My kids are allowed to have an imagination. That means if they believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny or whoever the groundhog, they're allowed to believe in it. We don't tell 'em it's real or fake because kids are supposed to have an imagination. casaranjuan , Alicia Slough Report 52points POST BoredPandaSucks BoredPandaSucks Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited) but actually believing something is true or real, is NOT imagination. 14 14points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #20 Makeup. I never used to allow my daughters to wear makeup because I wanted them to see their beauty for what it really was. Being their natural self. But now I realize, no, I'm gonna allow them to try makeup if they wanna try it. casaranjuan , Anastasia Shuraeva Report 49points POST Stardust she/her Stardust she/her Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited) Oh come on. I get that make up can cause or drive insecurities and may be bad for the skin but let them wear make up occasionally, just because they like how they look wearing make up doesn’t mean that they will develop huge insecurities at least 99% of the time 14 14points reply View More Replies... View more comments #21 My kids get a cell phone the moment they start school. And this is for safety reasons as well, and their location will be on it at all times because nowadays you cannot be too careful. casaranjuan , Andrea Piacquadio Report 40points POST Nathan Pogorzala Nathan Pogorzala Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Eh. that justification just isn't accurate. "Nowadays" there are 40% less abductions and kidnappings than 20 years ago. Parent however you want but unfounded fear will gnaw on you. 20 20points reply View More Replies... View more comments #22 My kids don't have a bedtime. They do know that when school starts, they have to be in their room at a certain time and they can watch TV and do whatever they need to do to allow them to fall asleep. casaranjuan , Annie Spratt Report 26points POST Iris Iris Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago If they have to be in their room at a certain time, it kinda means that they do have a curfew (unlike stated above), no?.. 18 18points reply View More Replies... View more comments #23 Screen time, TV time. They're allowed to be on it for as long as they want, watch what they want, do what they want on their screen time. casaranjuan , Ksenia Chernaya Report -24points POST Izzy Curer Izzy Curer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited) So far, I've applauded most of these, but I really just can't get behind this one. There have been a plethora of studies on the negative consequences of screens on the developing brain. Everything on the internet is geared to trigger dopamine, and the brain just isn't equipped to handle such a constant barrage. Dopamine is supposed to be the 'reward' neurotransmitter, but if your brain starts expecting rewards all the time, it eventually needs more and more of it to feel normal. It can lead to addiction, lack of focus, and depression. It's hard enough for adults who are at least sort of aware of what's going on, to where they can moderate it somewhat, but god help a child with unlimited screen time. 52 52points reply View More Replies... View more comments #24 My kids are allowed to have social media when they're young. Yes, we will monitor it, but once they hit about 11-12, we will stop monitoring it. Because my kids know when to come to us if they need to tell us something or anything. casaranjuan , Katerina Holmes Report -32points POST TheAquarius1978 TheAquarius1978 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Its a great idea lol, stop monitoring them right at the time the hormones start to Kick in ...... 39 39points reply View More Replies... View more comments

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Especially the tampon one... 32 32points reply Zara (she/they) Zara (she/they) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago I know right?! Teaching your daughter about periods and tampons should NOT be labeled at controversial. :/ 5 5points reply Load More Replies... Lorna Lay Lorna Lay Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 5 days ago Seriously! When my teenage niece got her period, her mother didn’t even show her how to use the rapper of her next clean pad to wrap up and properly dispose of the used one. Why do some people not talk about feminine hygiene with their daughters? 0 0points reply Vincent Philippart Vincent Philippart Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited) Most of these are great, but a few are just dereliction of parental duty. Unlimited screen time + no curfew = kid too tired to function in school. Social network too young then unsupervised + unlimited screentime = screen addiction, with its consequences on the developping brain, and mental health damage from online interactions. Tatoos : a child's brain is not fully developped regarding long term thinking and consequences before well into their 20's. A parent's duty is also to protect children from themselves. 19 19points reply Tabitha Martel Tabitha Martel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago So my kids (8 and 11) have unfettered access to screens. Some days they play video games all afternoon. Others they get lost in a new book. And when it's nice they run around the neighborhood and play until it's dark. Because they know it's there they don't care about it. The more you restrict something the more kids think about it and want it. Your objections can be directed to their extracurricular teachers, academic teachers and the like. Both are successful and well adjusted. 6 6points reply Load More Replies... Lara M Lara M Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago They're 8 and 11. Wait until they're teenagers and find the incel websites and the pro-ana websites and the p8rn websites, and not tell you about it. 1 1point reply Vincent Philippart Vincent Philippart Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited) It's great that you make it work, but the general problem remains: Kids are falling asleep in class. They are killing themselves in ever greater numbers. Their cognitive functions are declining. All of that thanks to touch screens and social networks. Consoles and tv are fine, but tik tok on their phone is poison to their brains. 1 1point reply Tabitha Martel Tabitha Martel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Kids fall asleep in class because whoever makes the school schedules doesn't listen to pediatricians regarding sleep cycles of the young. My school started at 9:15 and suddenly academic performance shot up because SLEEP. Let's not box things into simple explanations because it's easy and because it wasn't that way for us. The convenience for us is a way of life for the next generation. These things you blanket condemn are responsible for absolutely incredible things as well as bad. Nothing is so black and white in this world and all or nothing sentimentality is most of the problem. Kids fall asleep because: There home life is unstable Homelessness Food insecurity Abuse Medications....the list goes on and on and on 0 0points reply M B M B Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago How are these things contraversial? This is how I raise my kids. And point 16?! I've never heard of girls not beeing allowed to wear tampons, is that really a thing? 13 13points reply Anonymous Anonymous Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Sadly, yes in conservative families they believe girls will lose their virginity if they insert a tampon or menstrual cup. 7 7points reply Load More Replies... TheBreadKnight TheBreadKnight Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago I’m sorry what!? That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard from this. 5 5points reply Anonymous Anonymous Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago In some rural parts of some countries like Nepal they also isolate women in a small hut known as Menstruation hut. It is a place of seclusion or isolation used by certain cultures with strong menstrual taboos. The same or a similar structure may be used for childbirth and postpartum confinement, based on beliefs around ritual impurity. 2 2points reply MiniMagz MiniMagz Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago My Aunt (whose own mother was a nurse) thought that wearing a tampon would break your hymen.... seriously... I was 12 and knew that was wrong! 1 1point reply Load More Comments POST Izzy Curer Izzy Curer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited) Most of these are so obvious, I almost feel like it's a little sad that some parents feel these are something unique and special. Especially the tampon one... 32 32points reply Zara (she/they) Zara (she/they) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago I know right?! Teaching your daughter about periods and tampons should NOT be labeled at controversial. :/ 5 5points reply Load More Replies... Lorna Lay Lorna Lay Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 5 days ago Seriously! When my teenage niece got her period, her mother didn’t even show her how to use the rapper of her next clean pad to wrap up and properly dispose of the used one. Why do some people not talk about feminine hygiene with their daughters? 0 0points reply Vincent Philippart Vincent Philippart Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited) Most of these are great, but a few are just dereliction of parental duty. Unlimited screen time + no curfew = kid too tired to function in school. Social network too young then unsupervised + unlimited screentime = screen addiction, with its consequences on the developping brain, and mental health damage from online interactions. Tatoos : a child's brain is not fully developped regarding long term thinking and consequences before well into their 20's. A parent's duty is also to protect children from themselves. 19 19points reply Tabitha Martel Tabitha Martel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago So my kids (8 and 11) have unfettered access to screens. Some days they play video games all afternoon. Others they get lost in a new book. And when it's nice they run around the neighborhood and play until it's dark. Because they know it's there they don't care about it. The more you restrict something the more kids think about it and want it. Your objections can be directed to their extracurricular teachers, academic teachers and the like. Both are successful and well adjusted. 6 6points reply Load More Replies... Lara M Lara M Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago They're 8 and 11. Wait until they're teenagers and find the incel websites and the pro-ana websites and the p8rn websites, and not tell you about it. 1 1point reply Vincent Philippart Vincent Philippart Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago (edited) It's great that you make it work, but the general problem remains: Kids are falling asleep in class. They are killing themselves in ever greater numbers. Their cognitive functions are declining. All of that thanks to touch screens and social networks. Consoles and tv are fine, but tik tok on their phone is poison to their brains. 1 1point reply Tabitha Martel Tabitha Martel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Kids fall asleep in class because whoever makes the school schedules doesn't listen to pediatricians regarding sleep cycles of the young. My school started at 9:15 and suddenly academic performance shot up because SLEEP. Let's not box things into simple explanations because it's easy and because it wasn't that way for us. The convenience for us is a way of life for the next generation. These things you blanket condemn are responsible for absolutely incredible things as well as bad. Nothing is so black and white in this world and all or nothing sentimentality is most of the problem. Kids fall asleep because: There home life is unstable Homelessness Food insecurity Abuse Medications....the list goes on and on and on 0 0points reply M B M B Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago How are these things contraversial? This is how I raise my kids. And point 16?! I've never heard of girls not beeing allowed to wear tampons, is that really a thing? 13 13points reply Anonymous Anonymous Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Sadly, yes in conservative families they believe girls will lose their virginity if they insert a tampon or menstrual cup. 7 7points reply Load More Replies... TheBreadKnight TheBreadKnight Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago I’m sorry what!? That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard from this. 5 5points reply Anonymous Anonymous Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago In some rural parts of some countries like Nepal they also isolate women in a small hut known as Menstruation hut. It is a place of seclusion or isolation used by certain cultures with strong menstrual taboos. The same or a similar structure may be used for childbirth and postpartum confinement, based on beliefs around ritual impurity. 2 2points reply MiniMagz MiniMagz Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago My Aunt (whose own mother was a nurse) thought that wearing a tampon would break your hymen.... seriously... I was 12 and knew that was wrong! 1 1point reply Load More Comments Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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