Your family disagrees on something that affects everyone. No one wants to fight. No one wants to talk. Someone has to go first.
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Parenting Through Hard Conversations →
The conversations parents wish someone had prepared them for. From reaching a teenager who has shut down, to talking about drugs, mental health, or failure — practice the exchanges that determine whether your child comes to you when it matters.
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The family hasn't been in the same room in months. Now there's a decision that affects everyone — finances, care, a move — and someone has to get them all to the table before resentment does it instead.
Your sister wants one thing. Your brother wants the opposite. Your parent is caught in the middle. The conversation that was supposed to bring the family together is splitting it down the center.
Nobody can agree. The clock is ticking. Someone has to make the call — and that someone might be you, carrying the weight of a decision your family will either thank you for or hold against you.
The decision is made. Not everyone is happy. Some relationships will need repair, some will need space — and you have to live in the family this decision created.
More stories in this course
View all →The Teen Talk
Your teenager has started pulling away. You have one window, one evening, one chance to reach them before the wall goes up for good.
4 scenarios →The Difficult Topic
Drugs. Sex. Failure. Mental health. The things we wish someone had talked to us about. Now it is your turn. Do it better than it was done for you.
4 scenarios →The Child in Pain
Your child is struggling with something bigger than scraped knees. Navigate the conversation that defines whether they come to you in the future.
4 scenarios →The Family Decision
Your family disagrees on something that affects everyone. No one wants to fight. No one wants to talk. Someone has to go first.
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