Protected space applies identically.

If a child in the house needs routine more than most, this version was written with that in mind.

A child who needs a room the dog never enters, a predictable route to the door, and a rule that doesn't change on Fridays — that isn't a special adaptation. It's the same system, stated properly.

What changes is that the consequences of getting it wrong are larger, and the margin for improvisation is smaller.

  • what an adult owns, and what is never a child's decision
  • protected space as a real rule
  • one dog, one voice
  • green, yellow, red
  • what children can do and must never do
  • doorbells, deliveries, visitors
  • when it slips, freedom comes down
Cover of the free pack: Kids carry routine. Adults carry risk.

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