Poll- Nontypical rules

Stacyc625 · May 2011

What 'non typical' or out of the ordinary rules are enforced in your house-

kids related or not- ?

And how do you enforce them? what consequence (if any) is put in place?

Stacyc625 · May 2011

We have a couple of rules that are strictly enforced in our house- the biggest one is that there are to be NO tantrums/crying in my kitchen. For some reason- I can rationally handle them (and deal with them with more patience) outside out my kitchen. Gisele is NOT allowed in the kitchen if she is having a tantrum/crying- she has to go in to the dining room until she is done before she can come back in.

It took about a week for her to 'get' my rule- and she will go sit on the step and I will go in there and difuse (if need be) whatever the problem is-

I am not sure why it irks me so much-

JoyfulW&M · May 2011

My son is not allowed in the kitchen at all, I have a tiny kitchen and I can get nothing done if he is in there.

Screaming is never allowed.

He is not allowed to make mean faces or growl at me when he doesn't like what I tell him, I make him clear the look off his face and say "yes ma'am" in a nice voice. (this might be typical I don't know)

tabi_ja · May 2011

Miles has been all about hitting things with sticks lately. Any kind of stick. And he was hitting everything. So, we made the rule that he's only allowed to hit the penguin. It's an inflatable punching bag thing that giggles when you knock it over, and then pops back up. I figure if he's going to hit something, it might as well be something meant to be hit.

Still, we've gotten a couple of strange looks when we have company and we say, "Miles, we only hit the penguin."

JOEBunny · May 2011

Mulberries are not allowed. Mulberries grow wild everywhere here, and DS squishes them whenever he finds one. DD likes to eat them, but currently I only allow her them when DS is asleep. He wants what she has, but all of his clothes do not need to have Mulberry stains all summer.

J&A2008 · May 2011

For the past year, no one was allowed to say "outside" "upstairs" "candy" "ice cream" "popsicle" "movie" etc. without spelling it, as in,

"Mom, when we get home, can we play o-u-t-s-i-d-e?"

It's been obsolete for a few months now. LO picked up on the fact that everything good was spelled out, so he would say: "I want g-y-x-f-n-q-b!" Plus, he's gotten past the tantrums every time he was told no.

eta: No consequences were given, but everyone had to listen to the screaming toddler and I'd tell them, next time, spell it!

EnglishMajor03 · May 2011

Parker is not allowed to writhe about during a tantrum. This is silly, because it comes part in parcel with a tantrum but I cannot stand it. I always ask her if she's hurt. When she says no, I tell her to stop moving like that; we only move like that when we're hurt.

Silly, but true.

Mrs.Hizzo · May 2011

The boys have to leave the kitchen once they're done with dinner. Dinner is the first time of the day DH and I have to sit down and catch up, and we won't tolerate the kids coming up and bugging us, or racing around screaming, or playing dump trucks under our feet during that time. The rule is, if they are finished, they clear their plates and go play in the family room, and if they want to be with us, they sit nicely in their seats and may participate in the conversation if they like. Amazingly, this rule is followed with no fuss, I guess because we've made it totally non-negotiable.

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