United Kingdom, Aug. 27 -- Tia Mowry has insisted a parent's job isn't to "make their kids happy".

The 47-year-old actress - who has Cree, 13, and Cairo, seven, with her ex-husband Cory Hardrict - has opened up on what she believes her role should be as a mother.

She told Parents: "I don't think it is your job to make your kids happy.

"I think that it is your job to keep your kids safe, nurture them, guide them, but they have to learn on their own how to make themselves happy, because we don't want to create co-dependency."

The Sister, Sister star recalled how her own childhood helped shape the way she treats her kids.

She explained: "I think growing up, it was definitely a cultural thing where it's like, 'My house, my rules'.

"I di...