My teenage kid got caught cheating at school and my co-parent wants to ground them for a month while I think we should focus on understanding the pressure they're under and helping them develop better coping strategies.
More people experience this than they realize.
Parenting partnerships fragment when punishment and understanding are seen as mutually exclusive rather than potentially complementary.
“Where Are You with Punitive vs. restorative approaches to harm?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.