do you have rules at home? yes or not...
By butterfly39
@butterfly39 (3904)
Philippines
July 25, 2007 12:41am CST
yes we have...
Now that I have growing up kids we make sure that there are things to be considered like...
Wake up time is 6:00am
Be home before 4:30 pm
No watching TV if assignments are not done...
WAshing of dishes are scheduled too.
Sleeping time is 10:00pm
how about you?
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12 responses
@KrisNY (7590)
• United States
25 Jul 07
Yes there are rules in my house- not like that though- My daughter gets up on school days- not a rule she just does- She has a bed time on school nights- She can sleep in on weekends if she wants to- We stay up late in the summer- playing out side. Be respectful- Homework first before tv or computer- or practices- Chores also- Be good!
@joyce959 (1559)
• Philippines
25 Jul 07
Before when my sons are younger and in the elementary school, we have certain rules for them to follow, like doing school assignments first before playing game, watching tv or computer. However, now that they become a bit older, we don't have rules for them to follow. They move and do what they like. But I do ask them if they already had finished their homeworks when I see them on the computer. I am not so strict on them now.
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@butterfly39 (3904)
• Philippines
26 Jul 07
they get tired at school too so maybe they need a short break at home...
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
26 Jul 07
well, i don't have kids yet and i am only living with my hubby at the moment... so there are no really strict rules yet in my house... but when i am a child, my parents impose a strict rules on me such as sleeping and waking up times, breakfast, lunch and dinner times, no TV or games before studying, church times and so on... i think it is very good as it shapes me to become the person i am now... discipline and more responsible...
@butterfly39 (3904)
• Philippines
26 Jul 07
oh!...I'm sure you'll have some too when you have kids...
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
25 Jul 07
We have some rules for my son:
1. get up at 6:20a.m.
2. do morning reading at 6:30a.m.
3. have breakfast at 7:20a.m
4. go to school at 7:50a.m.
5. come back to school before 12:10a.m
6. have lunch at 12:20a.m.
7. have a nap at 13:00p.m.
8. go to school at 13:50p.m.
9. come back home before 18:10 when class is over.
10. have dinner at 18:20p.m.
11. have evening study at 19:00 till 21:30p.m.
12. take a shower at 21:30p.m.
13. read outside-class books and newspapers at 21:50 till
22:30p.m. then go to bed.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
26 Jul 07
Yes, a busy son. He loves to study, especially world and Chinese history. He loves to read newspapers and magazines on international and domestic news and military in his spare time after school. Thanks for the best response, my dear friend. Have a good day.
@butterfly39 (3904)
• Philippines
26 Jul 07
what a busy son the whole day...hehehe
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@creative_freak (352)
• Philippines
25 Jul 07
yes, we do have a sort of house rules, especially in terms of curfew time....we have to home at 10 in the evening, when it is dinner time everybody should be at home to have dinner all together, no t.v. during school days....
@creative_freak (352)
• Philippines
26 Jul 07
it's good to have a house rule so to keep eveybody intact and to tell them that there is rule in the house to be followed, to avoid any chaotic activities in the house and to demand respect...
@dreamjapan (409)
• Japan
25 Jul 07
With four kids rules are needed or things get crazy. One big rule is no TV, video or games without asking first. Bedtime is 9 oclock, even for my oldest boy who is 15. The kids don't have to sleep then, they can read quietly in bed for a while, but I need an hour or so before bed to myself.
@dreamjapan (409)
• Japan
27 Jul 07
I think the rules are for me more than the kids. If I don't have some time to myself I go cazy. I teach other peoples kids at home most evenings, so after that about an hour with my kids and I then need to decompress or go crazy. It is now the summer holidays so going to bed time is relaxed more, older kids want to watch TV or DVD at night. My 4th grader just goes to bed at nine because he loves the early morning, he likes to be outside and with the heat here the only good time is early morning!
@Dolcerina (3376)
• Hungary
25 Jul 07
No, of course we do not have rules like these. We have only rules which civilizated people await from each other.
@Nardz13 (5055)
• New Zealand
25 Jul 07
Hey. Yes we do have a set of rules in our home, for our children and so far, they respect these rules... Like yours, our children are 11 & 14 years old and growing, they know they have to be home before a certaint time, they also know that their playtime comes after assignments/homework and chores... Sleep time for them is 9:00-9:30 and wake up is 7:00am, every morning accept sundays...
@butterfly39 (3904)
• Philippines
26 Jul 07
yeah...they'll break the rules on Friday night and it's their night...hehehe...bu be back on Sundays.
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
25 Jul 07
We don't have a rule. A rule will sound so strict. Our schedule can be very flexable. As to my son, I think we will have a little bit fixed schedule for him. Such as we will wake him up at about 7:30am and then he will go to bed at about 9pm. Sometimes the time can be changed according to the situation.
@ethel52776 (146)
• Philippines
27 Jul 07
My child is only two years old and I think I still yet can't make rules for her. But at this early, I am trying to tell her to return all her toys to where they should be after she played with it. Her sleeping time still varies depending on her mood. Her feeding time still varies. i knoe this is wrong but when i have to do something and she can't be involved in it, I let her watch the television just to put her attention away from what I am doing.
@prakashreddy_17 (17)
• United States
25 Jul 07
yes we have rules at home. infact it is good that we should have rules in home becoz we will be punctual and have good habbits . but the rules should not go beyond the limits. when i was in school my father used to keep rules like i should
play between evening 5pm to 6pm and then i should study upto 9 pm and i should go to bed at 9.30
@butterfly39 (3904)
• Philippines
26 Jul 07
normal for us parents to that to their kids...remember it's for your own good...
@nbhzlw (7)
• China
26 Jul 07
Though i have no child yet, i think it's better to have time schedule, caz first i think time schedule can make them healthy, if they don't be regulated, they will be disorder and maybe will go bed very late which will absolutely effect their following day's study and their growth, as i know children won't be tall if they sleep late. Secondly, i think time schedule will let them have good timing notion on their adult life.
