Boredom
The Saturday With Nothing to Do
An ordinary Saturday in 1984 with no plans, no devices, and no one to entertain him.
RespectAuthorityAccountability
When Coach Benched Tyler
Tyler gets benched by his coach and feels it's unfair. His parents let the correction stand instead of stepping in on his behalf.
Tyler is certain the benching is unfair. He wants his parents to call the coach, to fix it, to make it right. Instead, they let the discomfort sit — and let Tyler work through what the correction is actually asking of him.
This story is about the uncomfortable space between a child's feelings and an adult's authority, and what children learn when that authority is allowed to stand.
When Coach Benched Tyler makes the case that correction doesn't have to feel good to be valuable — and that removing every consequence teaches its own, less useful lesson.
This Book Will Help Parents
- Understand the difference between advocating for your child and shielding them from consequences
- Learn when to let a coach's, teacher's, or another adult's correction stand
- See how accepting authority builds long-term respect and accountability
- Get language for helping kids process feeling unfairly treated
- Reduce the instinct to intervene on your child's behalf every time
Ideal Reader
Parents tempted to intervene every time a coach, teacher, or other adult corrects their child.
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