How It Works

Here’s how it works:

1) He Reads

Your son reads a lesson, and takes a quiz, on his own. (This should take about 10 - 20 minutes.)

2) You Discuss

You follow up using our Discussion Guide. This is where you answer questions, share your values, and actually have “The Talk.”

3) Your Son Burns the House Down

Look, your son doesn’t want any mandatory course on a Saturday. Your son wants to zipline with his friends.

But this stuff is important. So, let’s get it done.

Choose Your Own Adventure

Younger kids, with their parents’ approval, might take the full course, while the older kids skip ahead.

So, use what you want. Skip what you don’t. And parents lead the way.

Age Guidelines

Every kid is different. So, parents make the call. But if you want a very loose guideline:

Age 11 – Parental Discretion

• Some parents do start their kids a little early. And that’s completely up to them. But as far as the official approval goes, the approval starts at 12.

Age 12 – 13 – Full Course

• This is the sweet spot. We’ve found the material lands best around 12, when the questions loom largest.

Age 14 – 15 – Skip Around

• They might already know the basics. But in some districts, there might be gaps. Large gaps. So, skip around and fill the gaps.

“What’s A Win?”

This is a parenting tool. So, a “win” isn’t your son loving a mandatory course on a Saturday. A “win” is:

• Helping you, the parent, have “The Talk.”
• Getting to your kids before they get to each other.
• Covering topics that some schools – for a variety of reasons – have to skip.

So, if this starts a tricky conversation, and fills a few major gaps, congrats.

We did it.

“My Son Said He Learned This Already”

He might be right. But nationally, at this age, some schools get a lot of pushback when they try to include “The New Stuff,” like porn, sexting, and a modern version of consent.

So, he might just mean that he knows some of it, he doesn’t feel like doing this, or it seemed like common sense after he read it.

A Quick Note On… Let’s Just Call It “Skimming”

Not that a kid would ever consider speed-running this course. But there’s a very simple, straightforward “Did you read this?” question in each lesson.

So, if they read each lesson, they’ll absolutely nail this part of the quiz. But if they skim the lesson, they’ll have to go back and re-read.

Parents Stay In Charge

Take a look, and before you show this course to your son, make sure you’re okay with it. And if you wanna skip a lesson, or even the whole course, that’s okay, too. Just skip it.

“I’m Busy. Do I Really Have to Discuss After Each Chapter?”

No, absolutely not. But a discussion, even if it’s short, helps you build context, share your values, and — let’s be honest — makes sure they actually read it.

Some parents want more discussion. Some want less. And for others, the discussion’s the entire point of this thing. But however you show up, it’s cool that you did.