A mum has sparked a debate online after revealing a "controversial" list of things she lets her children do - including swearing. As reported by The Sun, the parent, who regularly posts on TikTok account @casaranjuan, explained she has a "very open and honest relationship" with her youngsters when it comes to difficult issues.
And while there are certain points that other mums and dads may feel the need to discipline their children over, she takes much more relaxed approach. In the clip, which has since gone viral with over 1.7million views, Casara says that while her children aren't "walking around swearing up a storm", she doesn't "correct them" when the occasional bad word slips out, the Daily Star reports.
The mum-of-four explained: "They know when they can swear, how they can swear and who they can swear around - and they're allowed to swear. If you think the worst thing your child can do is swear, then you have another thing coming.
If my teenager is out drinking with friends and they call me and say, 'hey mum, I need you to come and get me,' I will get up and go and get them. And 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."
Casara also told her followers that children don't have to "kiss you, hug you or hang around you if they choose not to." She also has strong opinions about the prospect of college, and doesn't believe children should be pushed into higher education.
"We will not force our kids to go to college if they don't want to," she continued. "Let's face it - nobody really knows what they want to do ever."
The mum also confessed she teaches her kids about sex at a young age - she tells them all about body parts and what drugs are. She said she wants them to know these things when they're young to ensure "they know what the consequences are", and know "what the actions are."
As well as this, she said she wants them to know there's a positive side to everything, and that they "don't ever have to be ashamed of who they are." To the critics her message was clear - she said nobody has to like her methods because they're her kids, and no one else's.
Casara said all of her kids have turned out to be "amazing", and she's proud of that. But, after she touched on the topic of swearing, there was a massive social media response.
She then posted a second video to talk further about the topics. In this clip she said: "We allow our kids to swear - yes, but they don't walk around our house swearing, effing this and doing that. As my husband said, who even deemed swear words swear words? Like who deemed them to be bad words?
"We swear and it originally started with if my son walked by and stubbed his toe he'd be like 's***'. They're not walking around swearing up a storm. It's just if they say a swear word or something, I'm not going to correct them!"
The defiant post was captioned: "Don’t worry about what others thing of YOUR parenting. You know what’s best for you and YOURS."
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