I agree in part with Andrew. But I believe courts have finally gotten it right. Children share many things with friends they will not share with their parents and parents share many things with their children they do not share with friends.
Parents are a role model.
They will have very refreshing views on many issues. This relationship is and should be different from one you would have with an adult and it should be different from the ones children share with their friends. I prefer to use the term symmetric rather than unilateral or bilateral. Unilateral means one sided, while bilateral means as equals. In an asymmetric relationship, there will be elements that are unilateral and others that are bilateral.