Six-year-old girl stuns mum – and us – with post-divorce parenting advice
'I just want everything to be be as good as possible,' little Tiana tells her mum and dad. Awww!
This cute 6-year-old is melting hearts across the world after her mum posted a video of her asking her divorced parents to 'be nice to each other' and get along.
Sitting on the stairs at home, little Tiana dishes up some wise-beyond-her-years advice to Canadian mum Cherish Sherry after seeing her mum and dad argue.
Tiana asks her mum if she's ready to be her dad's friend, and follows up with a cute-but-sensible, "Just try your best. I don’t want you and my dad to be replaced and meanies again. I want you and my dad to be placed as settled and be friends.
"I’m not trying to be mean. I just want all of us to be friends, and, if I can be nice, I think all of us can be nice, too... I’m trying to do my best in my heart, nothing else than that. I want you mom, my dad, everyone to be friends. I want everyone to be smiling…
Her mum was moved to tears by her daughter's words, and wrote on her Facebook post accompanying the video:
"Tiana said in front of both of us, 'Why don't you guys try to be nice to each other... Like friends helping each other - don't get mad and be happy!!'
"I was stunned by it! She is teaching me! Woke me up!"
Since Cherish went public with the video, it has been watched more than 5 million times, with people loving the words of wisdom that Tiana has to share.
One person posted:
'This little girl is special. A lot of people need to listen to her. Thank you Tiana - you are truly a loving girl.'
Another said:
'What a beautiful child! Such words of wisdom from one so young.'
Here here, we say. Tiana, you've made our Monday.
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Tara is mum to 1 daughter, Bodhi Rae, and has worked as Content Editor and Social Media Producer at MadeForMums since 2015
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