Rules for a Stressless Summer

Does summer in your house bring lazy days of struggle? Last summer we implemented some summer rules in our house. The kids immediately took to them like ducks to water. Because this was such a success, we are posting the sizzling Summer Rules again for your perusal.

This morning at 10:00 a.m. our house was quiet. My husband was in the kitchen. I looked at him puzzled and commented about the quietness. He mouthed in absolute amazement, "The kids are doing that list." They were in the sitting area at the table diligently creating their own comics. I smiled. Mission accomplished.

On the thirtyhandmadedays.com website I found a Summer Rules list. For ease of reference it is attached here: summer_rules.pdf.
I laminated it so my kids can check off each one with an eraseable marker as they go down the list. That way the Rules can be used fresh each day. It has practically eliminated the, "I'm bored. What can I do? Can I play on the phone? Can I play on the Wii? Can I watch...?" questions.

You may notice that this Summer Rules doesn't say how long the kid/s can play electronics, that is up to you. Since these Rules do things in 20 minute increments, I tell them it's 20 minutes on the electronics. They also know electronic time is up to Mommy's discretion. Deciding factors would be how well they played together or how well they cleaned up their room or how fast they obeyed when asked to do something. Tailor it to your liking.

This Summer Rules is a great and fun way to organize summer days. I'm a fan!

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