Whitney Houston wants daughter to be expressive

Los Angeles: Grammy-award-winning singer Whitney Houston wants her 16-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina to be expressive in life so that she can show her true feelings. The `I Look To You` singer admits that Kristina takes after her divorced husband Bobby Brown in the personality stakes and believes it`s important for her to let her real feelings be known, InStyle magazine reported.

"It`s funny because her body is mine, her skin colour is mine, but she says exactly what`s on her mind, so she`s like her father in that manner. These kids, man, they come out and just let you know right off," Houston said. "But I think it`s a very important thing to allow our children to express themselves so it won`t be expressed in other areas, like on the street. If she`s angry, I allow her to say, `Damn! I`m so frustrated today!`," she added. Like any mother and teenage daughter, Whitney admits they do sometimes argue but Bobbi knows she can rely on her mother to be there for her no matter what. "We have our moments when we clash, but we have a good relationship. I want her to count on me to try to understand what she`s going through. No damnation, no condemnation, nothing that`s going to make her feel like she can`t come to me." PTI