When your kids disobey, you discipline. But what about when it’s a gray area?

Talking Points:

  • Learn to name the root issue when it comes to gray areas.
  • Draw the line as parents first.
  • Draw the line with your teen and be clear about it.
Discussion:
  1. Initial reactions to this topic? What jumped out at you?
  2. How did your parents discipline you? What kinds of things did you get away with? How did that affect you as a kid?
  3. Share a time when your kid did something that was in a gray area. Did you discipline? Did you address it?
  4. What happens when you let things slide time after time with your kids? Have you noticed the effect at home? At school?
  5. Is there a step you need to take based on today’s topic?