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HOUSE RULES - pg. 7    GETTING ALONG AT HOME

TELEPHONE:

Phone calls should generally not be more than 5 minutes. Unless you can justify a longer conversation, you will have to hang up the phone when told.

No teasing or hanging up on someone over the phone or telephone privileges may be revoked for a minimum of 1 day. 

NAME CALLING:

Name calling or insulting another costs $1, which will be deducted from your allowance.

FRIENDS OVER TO VISIT:

You are responsible for friends' conduct when in our house and cleaning up after them. If there are problems with friends visiting, no friends will be allowed to visit. Duration to be determined.

Parents will determine when you are old enough to have friends in the house without a chaperone.

No more than two friends (total, not per child) in the house when parents are not home without permission.

Permission is granted for:

 

WHEN TO BE HOME:

After school: The time between school dismissal and time to be home - you are to either be AT school or ON your way home.

GRADE SCHOOL: Can stay after school no longer than 5 minutes without calling home.

JR. HIGH: Can stay after school no longer than 1/2 hour without calling home.

HIGH SCHOOL: Can stay after school no longer than 1-1/4 hours without calling home or making prior arrangements.

If you stay longer after school than allowed without calling home or if you go somewhere after school without prior permission, you will have to come home directly from school for several days - duration to be determined.

TO GO ANYWHERE after school or any other time, parent must be informed:

WHO you are going to be with (any adults along?)

WHERE you are going to be (address and phone number)

WHY you are going

WHEN you will be home (You are expected to be home for dinner AND you should be home before dusk.)

If you are not home when you are supposed to be, you may be grounded or assigned suitable chores - duration to be determined.

COMPLAINTS:

About dinner or not eating because you don't like the food - you may be assigned planning/cooking dinner for one week.

Other complaints - read the above and use your imagination - you can help fix it.

House Rules/House_Rules_7.pdf

PARENTS AND KIDS ARE NOT EQUAL. A FAMILY IS NOT A DEMOCRACY.

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