Posted 0 minutes agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownTia Mowry Explained Why It's Not "Your Job" As A Parent To "Make Your Kids Happy," And People Are Either Gonna Love Or Hate ThisTia is a mom to 14-year-old Cree and 7-year-old Cairo.by Ellen DurneyBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink Tia Mowry is a mom to two kids, 14-year-old Cree and 7-year-old Cairo, with her ex-husband Cory Hardrict. And in a new interview with Parade, she shared an unconventional parenting take. Kevin Winter / Getty Images "I don't think it is your job to make your kids happy," she told the outlet, before expanding on her view. View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @tiamowry "I think that it is your job to keep your kids safe, nurture them, guide them," she said, "but they have to learn on their own how to make themselves happy, because we don't want to create co-dependency." Axelle / Getty Images Though not everyone will agree with her, Tia's belief stems from her desire to raise independent children - and it seems she's succeeding. The mom of two cited an occasion when her daughter, Cairo, was hit by a ball at school, and when the nurse asked if she wanted to talk to her mom, the child said "no." Axelle / Getty Images "I desperately wanted to speak to her and hear her voice to make sure that she was OK," Tia said, admitting she found the experience quite difficult. "But I had to allow this opportunity for her to gain independence and say, 'I got this.'" Leon Bennett / Getty Images Of course, Tia is no stranger to sparking a parenting debate. Her latest comments come just a month after she took to Instagram to ask why she gets "so much backlash" for referring to herself as a single mother, despite the fact that she splits parenting duties with her ex. View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @tiamowry For context, Tia and Cory separated in 2022, but have maintained a close coparenting relationship, sharing joint legal and physical custody of their kids. "Being a 'single mom' doesn't always mean a mom doing it all alone without the father present in their kids' lives at all," Tia wrote on IG in July. "I recognize that archetype is extremely difficult, and I truly empathize. But what often gets overlooked is the nuance of what being a single mom can actually mean." View this photo on Instagram Instagram: @tiamowry So, with all that in mind, what do you think of Tia's latest comments about whether it's a parent's job to make their kids happy? LMK in the comments...