Walking the Middle Path

Lesson 5 of 8

Find the middle: the see-saw

About 6 min

The goal

Find a workable middle between two extremes.

Do it step by step

  1. 1

    Pick a family disagreement.

  2. 2

    Write each side's extreme position at either end of a line.

  3. 3

    Brainstorm three options in between.

  4. 4

    Choose one to try for a week, then review.

For parents

Let your teen propose the first middle option. It builds ownership of the outcome.

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