The Boss Baby — Family Discussion Guide
A guided conversation resource to help families explore the themes of The Boss Baby through a biblical lens.
Key Takeaways
Family members can grow in love and learn to put one another first.
Jealousy and selfishness damage relationships, while sacrifice helps restore them.
The story often treats deception and manipulation as clever tools before showing their cost; a Christian parent may want to discuss why truthfulness matters.
The film can frame worth around performance, status, and being chosen, which conflicts with identity rooted in God's love rather than success.
Discussion Questions
Why did Tim feel threatened by the baby, and what could he have done differently with those feelings?
When characters lied or used people to get what they wanted, did it really help in the end?
Did the movie ever make it seem like being important or successful matters more than being loved? What does God say gives us worth?
What moments showed real love through sacrifice instead of selfishness?
Guidance Notes
This fast, comic family film leans on sibling rivalry, exaggerated deception, potty humor, and cartoon-style peril. Its biggest discussion point for Christian families is not harsh content so much as the film’s self-focused view of love, success, and family loyalty before it moves toward warmer reconciliation.
The film values family connection, sacrifice, and learning to love a sibling, which reflects real truths about belonging and care. At the same time, much of the story runs on rivalry, image, and using people to get what you want. Christian parents may want to discuss how love is more than attention or achievement, and how Jesus Christ calls us to humility, honesty, and self-giving love rather than competition for the spotlight.
Sibling rivalry
Cartoon peril
Scripture References
Family Discussion Guide — The Boss Baby (2017)
Use this guide after watching The Boss Baby together to explore its themes through a biblical lens.
Key Takeaways
- Family members can grow in love and learn to put one another first.
- Jealousy and selfishness damage relationships, while sacrifice helps restore them.
- The story often treats deception and manipulation as clever tools before showing their cost; a Christian parent may want to discuss why truthfulness matters.
- The film can frame worth around performance, status, and being chosen, which conflicts with identity rooted in God’s love rather than success.
Discussion Questions
- Why did Tim feel threatened by the baby, and what could he have done differently with those feelings?
- When characters lied or used people to get what they wanted, did it really help in the end?
- Did the movie ever make it seem like being important or successful matters more than being loved? What does God say gives us worth?
- What moments showed real love through sacrifice instead of selfishness?
Guidance Notes
- This fast, comic family film leans on sibling rivalry, exaggerated deception, potty humor, and cartoon-style peril. Its biggest discussion point for Christian families is not harsh content so much as the film’s self-focused view of love, success, and family loyalty before it moves toward warmer reconciliation.
- The film values family connection, sacrifice, and learning to love a sibling, which reflects real truths about belonging and care. At the same time, much of the story runs on rivalry, image, and using people to get what you want. Christian parents may want to discuss how love is more than attention or achievement, and how Jesus Christ calls us to humility, honesty, and self-giving love rather than competition for the spotlight.
- Sibling rivalry
- Cartoon peril
Scripture to Explore Together
- James 3:16
- Romans 12:10
- Ephesians 4:25
- Proverbs 12:22
- Genesis 1:27
- 1 John 3:1
- Philippians 2:3-4
- John 13:34