- Boundaries as essential life skills: Boundaries can be both physical (e.g., daily routines like brushing teeth or not entering roads unsafely) and emotional (understanding personal needs and others’ needs).
- Emotional awareness: Recognizing personal wants and respecting others’ wants builds emotional intelligence.
- Confidence in decision-making: Learning boundaries helps children make more confident and healthy decisions.
- Universal applicability: All children, regardless of age, can learn and benefit from understanding boundaries.
What are Boundaries?
Physical and emotional boundaries are essential life skills for kids to learn.

Samantha Ingerick, DPN, MSN, APRN, Pediatrics