How strict is too strict when you’re raising teenagers? And why do the rules change for boys and girls?
This week on Sheena Interrupted, Sheena, TRID and Lauren unpack parenting teenagers, gender double standards and the complicated business of letting your kids grow up. Sheena wants boundaries. TRID wants independence. Before you decide who’s the strict parent, hear what happens when someone breaks a rule.
From screen time and sleepovers to dating and body image, they discuss which expectations protect kids and which ones might be passing down their parents’ insecurities.
Then, the conversation turns to women’s safety. Lauren shares a frightening experience of being followed while shopping, and TRID explains the everyday choices he makes to help women feel safer walking home. They talk trusting your gut, teaching boys to be aware of their impact and why being polite can wait when something feels wrong.
Also discussed: changing beauty standards, sharing responsibilities in a relationship and TRID’s entirely unsolicited pitch for back Botox.
What’s one rule your parents had that you’d keep, and one you’d retire? Tell us in the comments.