Parenting humans at any phase of life can be filled with the unexpected. When kids are young, we are often surprised to find they’ve run out of the house without putting on pants, or that they drew on the car with rocks. But as our kids get older, and the stakes get higher, sometimes the unexpected discoveries we make as parents may elicit fear, anger, and confusion as we try to guide our kid toward a positive future.
This worksheet is intended to help you reflect and create a response plan ahead of time for how you want to respond if you discover something you never expected.