Basic House Rules for Kids

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Basic House Rules for Kids

Having house rules for your family are an essential way to make sure that everyone is on the same page, expectations are clear, and conflict can be diminished. This is such an important step, put them where everyone whether parents or children can see them and follow them.

These basic ideas are a great way for your family to get started:

1. If you make a mess, clean it
2. If it's not yours, don't take it
3. If you open it, close it
4. If you take it out, put it back
5. If we're talking, put your phone down
6. If you live here, you will have tasks
7. If you're respectful, your life will be better
8. If you lie, we will find out
9. If you did it, accept the consequences
10. If you're moody, don't be mean to others
11. If you're responsible, we will back off
12. If you know it's wrong, don't do it
13. If we hug you, hug us back
14. If you're grateful, we will be nicer
15. If we text you, text us back right away
16. If I lend it to you, take care of it
17. If you messed up, confess
18. If you say it, mean it
19. If life is too hard, you can always come to us
20. If you don’t have something nice to say, just keep it shut
21. If you want to add something to the family calendar, you need to give plenty of notice
22. If you would like privileges, you will need to fulfil your responsibilities
23. If your plans have changed, you need to tell as soon as they change
24. If you take the last of something, tell the person who needs to know no matter what
25. Life is not always about you, sometimes it is about others
26. We will always love you