Skills Guide
Teaching: Respecting and Following Rules
Respecting and Following Rules
Why This Skill Matters
Respecting and following rules supports resilience by helping students understand how structure builds strength and safety. When students resist rules, it often reflects a lack of trust or understanding rather than defiance. Teaching respect for rules helps students see expectations as tools that support success.
Student Challenges This Skill Helps Address
- Defiance or rule resistance
- Repeated discipline issues
- Difficulty meeting expectations
How WhyTry Builds This Skill
WhyTry teaches this skill through Responsibility & Self-Discipline, where students learn how following rules builds trust, strength, and opportunity. Facilitators help students reflect on how structure supports freedom and long-term success.
Responsibility & Self-Discipline
(“Lift the Weight”)
In Responsibility & Self-Discipline, rules are reframed as tools that build strength and safety. Facilitators guide students to reflect on how structure supports trust, freedom, and opportunity. Processing emphasizes that following rules is a resilience skill that protects goals and relationships.