Equal footing

"Talking to your kids can sometimes be difficult,"reported familyeducation.com

Studies have found that there are fewer than 20 minutes a day of conversation between parents and children if you subtract talking that has to do with a command or criticism.

For that matter, I am more like a friend rather than a parent to ACE because I believe communication can actually be fun for both parties - if it's seen as playful, occassionally suspenseful and surprising (in a good way) and if both parent and child are on "equal footing."