Before you let them go be wild ones in the great big world, it’s a fabulous idea to provide hard-and-fast boundaries for things that are always off-limits. A “family code of ethics for play,” if you will. Here are some ideas: • It is off-limits to inflict pain on people or animals. • It is off-limits to damage or destroy property that does not belong to you. • It is off-limits to make someone do something that he or she does not want to do. • It’s off-limits to do something that an adult has already told you not to do.
