As for Me and My House, We will serve The Lord. Psalm 22:10
Families need some rules. Family rules are strong, positive statements about how your family wants to interact and treat each other. When rules are stated clearly they help your children learn where the boundaries are and what type of behavior is expected from them. A great additional benefit is that family rules help parents be consistent and fair in the way they treat children.
1.) We respect others.
We say to everyone, when appropriate: please, thank you, excuse me, I’m sorry, I give my word of honor.
We speak politely to others.
We do not tattletale or gossip about people or otherwise negatively criticize people behind their backs.
We keep our family’s affairs within our family. No “airing dirty laundry in public.”We do not use profanity or vulgar language.
We never ridicule or belittle anyone who tries.
We do not interrupt; we wait our turn to speak. We do not distract people when they’re speaking with someone, either in person or on the phone. If there’s an urgent situation and we must interrupt, then we first say, “Excuse me, please….”
We respect people’s right to presumption of innocence. Before forming a negative judgment, we listen first to their side of things.
We always tell the truth.
We listen when are corrected.
If we make a promise we keep it. If promise for reasons beyond our control, is not kept then we make a sincere apology.
We respect each other’s property and right to privacy. We knock before entering a closed room; we ask permission before borrowing something.
We enjoy family meals for listening to each others highlights of the day.
If we must get up from the table at meals, we first say, “Excuse me, please….”
We greet adult friends of our family with good manners, a warm greeting, a friendly handshake and look in the eye. We give our guests the best of what we have.
We show special respect to older people. We offer to give them a seat, hold doors for them, let them go first in line.
We celebrate each other’s accomplishments. But win or lose, we appreciate each other’s best efforts.
We practice good telephone manners.
2.) We all contribute to making our home a clean, orderly, civilized place to live.
We do not enter the house with wet or muddy footwear; if we track in a mess, we clean it up right away.
We keep our rooms clean.
We help with the laundry.
We keep “outdoor” activities outdoors: no ball-playing, running and chasing, missile throwing, rough wrestling, or excessive shouting.
We open and close doors quietly; if we accidentally slam a door, we say, “Excuse me, please….”
We do not shout messages to people in other rooms. We walk to wherever someone is and then deliver the message in a normal voice.
We assign eating areas: kitchen, dining area.
We do not overindulge in food or drink. No unauthorized snacks between meals, especially right before meals.
We try to eat all the food set before us.
We put clothes where they belong when not in use: clean clothes in closet or drawers, dirty clothes in laundry.
When we’re finished with them, we put toys, sports gear, and tools back where they belong.
If we’ve used a plate or drinking glass, we rinse or wash it and put it where it belongs.
If we’ve borrowed something, we return it. If we’ve lost a borrowed item, we apologize and try our best to either replace it or pay for it.
We do our house chores promptly and to the best of our ability; we start our homework at a set time and stick with it until it’s done right.
We can all make suggestions about many affairs in family life, but parents make decisions in serious matters. And they decide what’s serious.
We always give things our personal best effort.
3.) We use electronic media and games only to promote family welfare, never to work against it.
We use computer and video-gadgets sparingly and discerningly. Most of our recreation will be non-electronic: reading, games, hobbies, sports, or conversation.
We permit nothing in our home that offends our moral principles.If we bicker over the computer, we get one warning to stop; if quarreling persists, the activity is terminated.
We keep noise level within reason so as not to distract or bother others.
4.) We love and honor God above all things; we thank Him for His blessings and ask His help for our needs and those of others.
We thank the Lord by worshiping Him together as a family.
We strive to live by His commandments of right and wrong.
We respect the rights of others who worship Him differently.
We pray before throughout the day, at meals and bedtime.
We serve the Lord by serving others.
We live in the confidence that God watches over us and the Holy Ghost is with us.
We know that God commands all of us to honor father and mother. The finest way we do this is to adopt our parents’ values, live by them all our lives, and pass them on to our own children whole and intact.
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