Filmmaker Biodun Stephen Urges Parents Not To Surrender Authority To Breadwinner Children

Nollywood filmmaker Biodun Stephen has cautioned Nigerian parents against relinquishing their authority or parental roles to their children, even when those children become the family’s breadwinners. In a post shared via her Instagram page on Sunday, Stephen known for her socially conscious storytelling stressed that financial dependence should never erase parental responsibility. celebrity leaked nudes asukwaify She wrote, “Poverty does not diminish the role of good parenting. That your child is the breadwinner doesn’t mean the baton of parenting is now the child’s, as long as the said child under the law and your household rules is still recognised as a child.”

Acknowledging that circumstances sometimes force children into the role of primary providers, Stephen maintained that parents must continue to guide, correct, and nurture them despite the shift in finances.

“Of course, life happens such that the child may become the breadwinner; it doesn’t mean as parents we dance to the tune of that child, forgetting our roles in the first place,” she added.

The filmmaker revealed that her statement was inspired by a documentary she recently watched, which depicted how many parents lose moral authority once a child starts providing for the family.

“Saw a documentary that triggered me so, and I see how this plays out here, even on this SM street. Parents, play your role regardless,” she concluded.