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Scenario

When your child breaks the law and you want healing over punishment

My teenage daughter was caught shoplifting and the store manager wants to press charges, but I keep thinking there has to be a better way to help her understand what she did wrong without getting the police involved.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A parent struggles between accepting institutional consequences and seeking transformative justice that addresses root causes.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Ubuntu justice — healing over punishment?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.