School—and, obviously, parents—should teach children: Respect, not fear. To honor good rules and question bad ones. All people run into bad rules—whether in the legal system, at home, at school, or elsewhere. If you’re a parent, strive to show your children that you are 100 percent on their team—no matter the trouble they’ve bumped up against. Children should be free to ask why the parents’ rules are what they are, but also know that it is counterproductive to break the rules simply for the sake of breaking them.
