Rules and consequences for kids at home

Enforcing logical consequences is a fabulous way for teachers to encourage good classroom behavior and parents to get kids to behave without yelling, and we're sharing 13 logical consequences that actually work!

This chart comes in handy when you have kids around the house. Hang it up and it tells exactly what kind of consequence there is going to be for breaking a rule. This one is set up for my son, but …

Smart and creative punishments for kids for when time out no longer work. For when kids need consequences for poor behavior.

Deciding how to discipline your children is one of the hardest decisions a parent has to make. As children get older, rules and consequences evolve with them. Trying to come up with a good system that was consistent for all three kids was a challenge, but we figured out a way to be consistent across the age gaps, as well as with their classroom policies. We decided on a behavior chart, but with a twist. The first step was to agree on some House Rules. If we were going to give them a…

What are the rules in your family? Do your kids know what the rules are? Are there specific consequences for each rule? Are your family rules posted in your home?⁠ .⁠ When I do Power of Families Retreats, we talk about these questions and people typically

Sometimes, parenting means setting boundaries. Use our guide to determine age-by-age appropriate consequences to discipline your kids, from young to old.

Creative and effective consequences for kids will help parents teach kids the importance of rules, boundaries and even kindness!

House Rules. A general list of rules for kids to follow at home.

Finding proper consequences for kids is challenging enough, but what if you think of the perfect consequence and your child doesn’t care to listen anyway? Here are some gentle parenting tips to help you get out of this difficult situation.