Before signing: exit options? notice? penalties? data handoff?

End employment with least harm: 10 min, 3 clear messages, dignified exit.

When he opens sensitive topic, say "tell me more" vs reply.

Define exactly when you'll kill the project before it even starts — don't wait until failure is discovered too late.

5 questions every Friday: did reports decide without me? If not, why?

Identify projects no longer worth continuing but not yet officially cancelled, and end them with dignity, not silent postponement.

Offer two acceptable options instead of a single command that breeds resistance.

Offer your child two bounded choices instead of a direct command — cuts resistance 70%.

Turn curfew from an imposed decree into a negotiated agreement, giving your teen real voice within clear limits.

Teach your child to explain his own needs gradually — instead of remaining his only voice forever.

The final grade doesn't show progress — a weekly ritual comparing your child only to himself, not an external standard.

In few-shot, deliberate variety (positive/negative/edge case) matters more than count.