To Discuss or Not to Discuss....Teenagers

 knew my son was ready for a critical thinking history method when he started to beat me in arguments I had thought beforehand weren't even debatable topics.  I learned over time to have two separate areas of topics at home with my children.  There were items we could discuss and debate, and there were issues that were not up to discussion.  We could discuss the theme of a novel, or the cause of a war, but we could not discuss the correct way to talk to mom, how to treat your sister, or when to do the chores.  Once I figured this out, life became much easier.