Ownership of Rules (2-3-2011)

Ownership of Rules (2-3-2011)
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PODCAST SCRIPT:
As you develop boundaries for your kids, I encourage you to make it a family project.
When you get your family together to develop boundaries, first outline what you believe the behavior in your home should be like. Then, develop age-appropriate rules to support such behavior. Let your children help you come up with consequences for breaking the rules. This will give them “ownership” for them and they’ll always know in advance what consequences they’ll face.
Then, be sure not to undermine it all by caving in and making exceptions when they break the rules. Nothing can be more damaging to your ability to enforce rules and improve behavior in your home than to make consequences a “maybe proposition.”