Thursday, 25 May 2017

Do you have your "house rules" written down and displayed somewhere?


My bio daughter is 8 and I've never really done this. She is a very easy-going, well behaved kid, and my first one, so our only real rules for most of her life have pretty much been "be safe and don't hurt anybody or ruin anyone's shit", and it hasn't been an issue. But my husband and I are finally set to have my stepkids (8 and 10) for the summer, and it will be the first time they have been to our house (they live in the next state over and all previous visits were in their hometown). Their house rules are very.... inconsistent, and usually different from ours. I don't know if it is weird to get a posterboard and write out house rules and stick them up on the fridge or somewhere? I feel like it will be helpful for them to adjust because they will know exactly what to expect with no uncertainty, and they really need consistent boundaries. Do other people do this? Are there pros and cons? Does it seem like a good idea? What are your house rules? I don't plan to go into super specifics about chores/screentime/whatever, especially not in the summer, I'm just considering a basic 5-6 things that cover the essence of "don't hit anyone, don't ruin shit, pick up your crap, don't practice your diving skills off the top bunk of the bunk bed". via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2r0HsF9

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