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Setting clear house rules for your child

Team AckoFeb 8, 2024

Every household is different. The mindset, ways of living, and the people. Everything is dissimilar. An activity commonly observed in your family can be a complete no-no in someone else’s family. Therefore, every family has different rules and regulations observed at their place. Rules and regulations play a crucial role in shaping the life and career of your child. These rules help kids to be more channelized and also address their behavioral problems. In all possibilities, with the right set of rules and regulations, your child will be more disciplined and alert in his demeanor.

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Why we need rules?

It is a way of reminding everyone in the house of their duties and responsibilities. Rules are made to ensure that a certain code of conduct is followed in the house. It also allows your child to develop a positive and generous outlook towards life. He will learn to respect the value of time and develop better time management skills.

How to get effective rules and regulations?

Now that we know the benefits of rules and regulation, it is important to make effective rules for your family. These pointers will help you make an effective rulebook for the family, including your child:

Easy terminology: The rules set must be clear and easy to understand. There must not be anything hidden in the rulebook. Like keeping the dishes into the basin after dinner would mean, gathering the dishes and putting them in the basin. Keep it straightforward and direct with no ambiguity.

Keep it short and crisp: Make sure the rulebook is short and easy to remember. For every action, there can’t be a rulebook. Thus, to ensure the accordance make it very clear. Beating around the bush won't fetch results. Be crisp and to the point.

Family discussion: Make it a point to involve everyone in the family for suggestions and cooperation for the implementation of the rules. The key to success is when everyone follows the rules.

Grandma’s Tip: While making rules, try to be more positive. Choosing the correct word is necessary. Instead of asking your child blatantly not to keep his toy at a particular place, tell him to keep the same inside the designated drawer. It will leave an impact on him. It will allow your kid to adopt a positive approach towards handling situations and finding answers.

Be a role model: For smooth implementation of rules, be a role model to your kid. Kids are observant these days. They look out for someone and follow their footsteps. In this case, who better than you! Follow the rules religiously to imbibe the same value in your kid. In the process, he will try to tread on the same path.

Stand your ground firmly: Deviations once in a while are okay. But don’t make them a part of your practice. Your kid will protest for the rules to be followed, at the same time you need to be firm in your decision and communicate it clearly to every person in the family. You will then see that your child will never deviate from the path of his responsibilities and will face them with courage.

Togetherness: You must have heard, “Together we win, alone we lose.” Teamwork is quintessential. Every single member of the family should work towards the same goal. Rules must be for everyone and are not to be enforced just on your kid. Rules must be as per the age and the feasibility of the members. Teach your child the power of togetherness and he will always be there to support you.

Respectfulness: Respect should be there for the rules set. Every person must be truthful to the same. This will have a deep impact on your child. He will not only respect the task at hand but the people handling those tasks.

Cause and effect relationship: We all are driven by cause and effect relationships. Every action is associated with certain consequences, good or bad, depending on the situation. For every good action, we are appreciated or rewarded and for every wrong action, criticism is what follows. You are the one to educate your child in differentiating between the right and the wrong.

Rewards and incentives: Your kid will follow all the rules with enthusiasm if he is communicated of the reward scheme. The incentive should not be in the form of materials but praise, a favorite cartoon or once in a while, an outing for the whole family. Rewards boost the morale and it will help him to be more rigorous and attentive while treading the path.

Analysis: Lastly, it is very crucial to analyze and assess the rules time and again. Amendments are necessary. Look for both the positive and negative aspects of the rules being set.

At times kids do not follow the rules. They can be too moody to follow what’s assigned to them. It is at this point that you need to exercise authority and understanding, both at the same time. Rules and discipline are very crucial in every walk of life. They help us become a better person on a personal, psychological, and emotional level.

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