diff --git a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QCheckBox/index.ts b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QCheckBox/index.ts
index df318da43..7662fdb05 100644
--- a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QCheckBox/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QCheckBox/index.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export class QCheckBox extends NodeWidget {
     }
     super(native);
     this.native = native;
-    this.parent = parent;
+    this.nodeParent = parent;
     // bind member functions
     this.setText.bind(this);
     this.setChecked.bind(this);
diff --git a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QDial/index.ts b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QDial/index.ts
index bdfe3c3d4..808ca215d 100644
--- a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QDial/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QDial/index.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class QDial extends QAbstractSlider {
     }
     super(native);
     this.native = native;
-    this.parent = parent;
+    this.nodeParent = parent;
     // bind member functions
     this.setNotchesVisible.bind(this);
     this.notchesVisible.bind(this);
diff --git a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QGridLayout/index.ts b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QGridLayout/index.ts
index 98997e848..129096404 100644
--- a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QGridLayout/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QGridLayout/index.ts
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ export class QGridLayout extends NodeLayout {
     super();
     if (parent) {
       this.native = new addon.QGridLayout(parent.native);
-      this.parent = parent;
+      this.nodeParent = parent;
     } else {
       this.native = new addon.QGridLayout();
     }
   }
   addWidget = (widget: NodeWidget) => {
     this.native.addWidget(widget.native);
-    this.children.add(widget);
+    this.nodeChildren.add(widget);
   };
   removeWidget = (widget: NodeWidget) => {
     this.native.removeWidget(widget.native);
-    this.children.delete(widget);
+    this.nodeChildren.delete(widget);
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QLabel/index.ts b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QLabel/index.ts
index 0f6762c14..6ced077dd 100644
--- a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QLabel/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QLabel/index.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class QLabel extends NodeWidget {
     }
     super(native);
     this.native = native;
-    this.parent = parent;
+    this.nodeParent = parent;
   }
   setWordWrap(on: boolean) {
     this.native.setWordWrap(on);
diff --git a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QLineEdit/index.ts b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QLineEdit/index.ts
index 09449bfac..84c0ee125 100644
--- a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QLineEdit/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QLineEdit/index.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class QLineEdit extends NodeWidget {
     }
     super(native);
     this.native = native;
-    this.parent = parent;
+    this.nodeParent = parent;
     // bind member functions
     this.setText.bind(this);
     this.text.bind(this);
diff --git a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QMainWindow/index.ts b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QMainWindow/index.ts
index 992d2fc2f..1562f5598 100644
--- a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QMainWindow/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QMainWindow/index.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class QMainWindow extends NodeWidget {
     }
     super(native);
     this.native = native;
-    this.parent = parent;
+    this.nodeParent = parent;
     // bind member functions
     this.setCentralWidget.bind(this);
     this.setLayout = (parentLayout: NodeLayout) => {
diff --git a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QMenu.ts b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QMenu.ts
index ba6c6aa3e..cf32b56da 100644
--- a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QMenu.ts
+++ b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QMenu.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class QMenu extends NodeWidget {
     }
     super(native);
     this.native = native;
-    this.parent = parent;
+    this.nodeParent = parent;
     this.actions = new Set();
   }
   setTitle(title: string) {
diff --git a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QMenuBar.ts b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QMenuBar.ts
index f56ef029d..6bfa8e78b 100644
--- a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QMenuBar.ts
+++ b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QMenuBar.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export class QMenuBar extends NodeWidget {
     }
     super(native);
     this.native = native;
-    this.parent = parent;
+    this.nodeParent = parent;
   }
 
   addMenu(menu: QMenu) {
diff --git a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/index.ts b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/index.ts
index e5357713e..5a8a8f81f 100644
--- a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QPlainTextEdit/index.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class QPlainTextEdit extends QAbstractScrollArea {
     }
     super(native);
     this.native = native;
-    this.parent = parent;
+    this.nodeParent = parent;
     // bind member functions
     this.setPlainText.bind(this);
     this.setPlaceholderText.bind(this);
diff --git a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QProgressBar/index.ts b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QProgressBar/index.ts
index 5687c706c..d980aa7e7 100644
--- a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QProgressBar/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QProgressBar/index.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export class QProgressBar extends NodeWidget {
     }
     super(native);
     this.native = native;
-    this.parent = parent;
+    this.nodeParent = parent;
     // bind member functions
     this.setValue.bind(this);
     this.setMinimum.bind(this);
diff --git a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QPushButton/index.ts b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QPushButton/index.ts
index 5807b1842..c0032b31e 100644
--- a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QPushButton/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QPushButton/index.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class QPushButton extends NodeWidget {
       native = new addon.QPushButton();
     }
     super(native);
-    this.parent = parent;
+    this.nodeParent = parent;
     this.native = native;
     // bind member functions
     this.setText.bind(this);
diff --git a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QRadioButton/index.ts b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QRadioButton/index.ts
index 745c5ec3d..9e0bd3bbd 100644
--- a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QRadioButton/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QRadioButton/index.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export class QRadioButton extends NodeWidget {
     }
     super(native);
     this.native = native;
-    this.parent = parent;
+    this.nodeParent = parent;
     // bind member functions
     this.setText.bind(this);
   }
diff --git a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QScrollArea/index.ts b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QScrollArea/index.ts
index b4f5784bd..4917f67a9 100644
--- a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QScrollArea/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QScrollArea/index.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class QScrollArea extends QAbstractScrollArea {
     }
     super(native);
     this.native = native;
-    this.parent = parent;
+    this.nodeParent = parent;
     // bind member functions
     this.setWidget.bind(this);
     this.takeWidget.bind(this);
diff --git a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QSpinBox/index.ts b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QSpinBox/index.ts
index f47c8e9c9..0a2b347c9 100644
--- a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QSpinBox/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QSpinBox/index.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class QSpinBox extends NodeWidget {
       native = new addon.QSpinBox();
     }
     super(native);
-    this.parent = parent;
+    this.nodeParent = parent;
     this.native = native;
     // bind member functions
     this.setPrefix.bind(this);
diff --git a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QTabWidget/index.ts b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QTabWidget/index.ts
index 0d87c01f7..97acf8320 100644
--- a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QTabWidget/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QTabWidget/index.ts
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ export class QTabWidget extends NodeWidget {
       native = new addon.QTabWidget();
     }
     super(native);
-    this.parent = parent;
+    this.nodeParent = parent;
     this.native = native;
     // bind member functions
     this.addTab.bind(this);
   }
 
   addTab(page: NodeWidget, icon: QIcon, label: string) {
-    this.children.add(page);
+    this.nodeChildren.add(page);
     this.native.addTab(page.native, icon.native, label);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QWidget/index.ts b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QWidget/index.ts
index bfe377a33..e8014fdb9 100644
--- a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QWidget/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QWidget/index.ts
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export class QWidget extends NodeWidget {
       native = new addon.QWidget();
     }
     super(native);
-    this.parent = parent;
+    this.nodeParent = parent;
     this.native = native;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/core/Component/index.ts b/src/lib/core/Component/index.ts
index 4d3683cee..e320c2c3c 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/Component/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/Component/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export type NativeElement = { type: "native"; [key: string]: any };
 export abstract class Component {
-  protected children = new Set<Component>();
-  protected parent?: Component;
+  protected nodeChildren = new Set<Component>();
+  protected nodeParent?: Component;
   abstract native: NativeElement;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/core/FlexLayout/index.ts b/src/lib/core/FlexLayout/index.ts
index 2f28210c0..c54c57881 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/FlexLayout/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/FlexLayout/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export class FlexLayout extends NodeLayout {
 
   addWidget = (childWidget: NodeWidget, childFlexNode?: FlexNode) => {
     const childYogaNode = childFlexNode || childWidget.getFlexNode();
-    this.children.add(childWidget);
+    this.nodeChildren.add(childWidget);
     this.native.addWidget(childWidget.native, childYogaNode);
   };
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class FlexLayout extends NodeLayout {
     const childYogaNode = childFlexNode || childWidget.getFlexNode();
     const beforeChildYogaNode =
       beforeChildFlexNode || beforeChildWidget.getFlexNode();
-    this.children.add(childWidget); // No orderer required yet, so just inserting at the end.
+    this.nodeChildren.add(childWidget); // No orderer required yet, so just inserting at the end.
     this.native.insertChildBefore(
       childWidget.native,
       beforeChildYogaNode,
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ export class FlexLayout extends NodeLayout {
   };
 
   removeWidget = (childWidget: NodeWidget, childFlexNode?: FlexNode) => {
-    if (!this.children.has(childWidget)) {
+    if (!this.nodeChildren.has(childWidget)) {
       return;
     }
     const childYogaNode = childFlexNode || childWidget.getFlexNode();
-    this.children.delete(childWidget);
+    this.nodeChildren.delete(childWidget);
     this.native.removeWidget(childWidget.native, childYogaNode);
   };