We turn off the water when we are not using it.
Rule 14. We appreciate what has value; we do not waste. Part a. Section ii.
Tag / dog
Rule 12. We are truth speakers. Part b. diagram # 2
We face hard truths.
Rule 11. We regulate our emotions. Part c.
When we have difficult feelings, it is often good to go to a different place to deal with the feelings away from others.
Rule 10. Part a. Section i.
c.f. Rule 3. Part b, Part i, Rule 4. Part b, Rule 5. Part a, Part c, Part d, Part e, Part g, Part h, Part k, Part l, Rule 7. Part c, Part d, Rule 8, Rule 11, Rule 12, Rule 13, Rule 14. Part a.
*The children have requested that we shift some of the focus from children’s rules to rules for adults. While all of the rules are generally good for everyone, the curiously specific rules and illustrations do focus more on silly situations with children.
*This rule is not part of the standard Model Family Rules. It is in the extended set of Oddly Specific But Necessary rules that we or our friends needed to make. What oddly specific rules have you had to make?
Do not bribe the children without coordinating this action with your spouse.
Rule 5. We are a problem solving family. Part l. diagram # 2
We can do hard things
Rule 5. We are a problem solving family. Part l.
We can do hard things.
Rule 5. We are a problem solving family. Part k.
When we have a difficulty with another person, we try to solve the problem. That usually means sharing, taking turns, or compromising.
Rule 3. Part a. Section i.
c.f. Rule 1, Rule 7. Part c, Part d, Rule 12. Part a. Section i. Subsection aa.
*This rule is not part of the standard Model Family Rules. It is in the extended set of Oddly Specific But Necessary rules that we or our friends needed to make. What oddly specific rules have you had to make?
No crawling under the dinner table and playing with people’s toes when we have guests.
Rule 5. We are a problem solving family. Part c.
We do the best we can with what we have.
Rule 7. Part d. Section ii. We maintain an awareness of other people’s visceral reactions to our dining table behavior. Subsection aa. Clarification 1.
c.f. Rule 1. Rule 8.
*This rule is not part of the standard Model Family Rules. It is in the extended set of Oddly Specific But Necessary rules that we or our friends needed to make. What oddly specific rules have you had to make?
Yes, you can buy squishy rubber poop with your allowance.
No, it is not allowed on the dinner table.
No, you may not take it to school.
Model Family Rules 