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Set Rules and ConsequencesSetting RulesSet up rules and consequences with your children so you can be sure they understand and agree. Follow these steps:
Once the rules are set, don’t forget:
Trouble With RulesYou have created negative consequences for breaking the rules. Now, set up positive consequences for a family rule that your child has trouble following. Set up a weekly achievement chart. When your child follows the difficult rule, place a sticker or check mark in the chart to track progress and reward changing behavior. For example, Amy refuses to go to bed on time. Put a check in the achievement chart for every night that she follows the bedtime rule. If she goes to bed on time five nights in a row, treat her with an extra bedtime story or a trip to the playground, library, or other special place. If she continues to follow the rules for a while, you may want to offer a compromise. On special occasions or on weekends, she can stay up 1 hour longer. If she falls back into old habits, she loses the privilege. What Would Wally Bear And Friends Do?Use Building Blocks for a Healthy Future Character Cards (PDF) to help your children follow the rules.
Focus on Wally Bear and friends to help children make the right choices when asked to follow rules or behave appropriately. Please note—to view documents in PDF format, you must have Adobe’s free Acrobat Reader software. If you do not already have this software installed on your computer, please download it from Adobe's Web site. |
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