Boundaries for Parents of Young Children

Conversation Starters

When your child does something wrong, what comes first — the consequence, or the lecture? If you're talking more than acting, your child has learned that the first nine "no's" don't count.

When your child cries after a consequence, do you hold the line — or does their protest change the outcome? Because whatever happens next is what they're actually learning about boundaries.

Are you building brakes inside your child — or are you still the brake pedal, managing every moment? Because one day you won't be there. What will they do then?