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Position Yourself as a Friend, This is the Parenting Pattern Applied by Eko Patrio

Position Yourself as a Friend, This is the Parenting Pattern Applied by Eko Patrio

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Position Yourself as a Friend, This is the Parenting Pattern Applied by Eko Patrio

Eko Patrio apparently has a unique story about parenting his children. He admits that he is currently applying how a father should be able to be a friend to his children.

He implements this because, for him, by positioning himself as a friend, indirectly trains a father not to arbitrarily command and give orders to his children. Eko believes that prohibiting a child without clear reasons will backfire on oneself.

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"So, if I parent my child as a friend, I become a friend. So now, I can't just give commands without any reason, I can't prohibit without any reason," said Eko Patrio when met in the Senayan area, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday afternoon, May 29th.

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"Yes, he wants something that is truly logical. Not allowed, why not allowed? If as a parent, I apologize, but if you forbid, why forbid? You can, why can't I? We are both adults. So, let's just be friends," he continued.

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When asked further, Eko Patrio also explained that he educates his children not to have a competitive spirit.

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Therefore, Eko never gets angry when his children receive red report card grades at school.

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"And secondly, I never taught him to compete. From preschool, elementary school, junior high school, high school, even college, did you ever get a red report card? How many did you get? How many championships did you win? Never. I am confident that he has responsibility," he said.

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Therefore, for him positioning himself as a friend to the child will have a better impact.

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"Now it's better to be friends, be friendly, share, and even if possible accompany him for a walk and so on. What language did you say we both spoke earlier? quality time," he concluded.