Overview

• In new Parade and Parents.com interviews highlighted this week, Mowry said her role is not to make her children happy.
• She explained that parents should keep kids safe, nurture them, and provide guidance so children learn to create their own happiness and avoid co-dependency.
• Mowry cited a recent school incident in which her daughter Cairo declined a nurse’s offer to call home, which she allowed to encourage self-reliance despite wanting to speak with her.
• She emphasized cordial co-parenting with ex-husband Cory Hardrict, saying children benefit when they see parents together and communicating.
• Coverage notes mixed reactions to her stance, building on attention from her July post defending the nuance of calling herself a single mom.