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Parents who try to be like their children’s friends are now called peerents (now reported as a dictionary word), as they abdicate their authoritative parent role for a peer role.

Discussions about what is better between parenting and peerenting are now a hot subject. See an example at http://www.parentingideas.com.au/Blog/September-2011/Peerenting-Versus-Parenting.

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