There are moments in parenting when the choice in front of us is not as simple as right or wrong. Sometimes it is not about whether our children should be responsible. They should. It is not about whether they should learn accountability. They must. It is not even about whether there should be consequences when something has not been done on time. Sometimes the deeper question is this: What am I trying to teach them in this moment? As parents, many of us were raised with a ve
