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Shared Rule and Adult Follow-Through Check

Read your own place in the rule.

Fifteen minutes for one focused reading or decisionFree · Two-page fillable PDF

Companion to When Your Child Notices You Breaking the Household Rule.

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Hypothetical example: a parent puts their phone away after the child points out the agreed table rule, then explains the narrow care-message exception before the next meal.

01The stated rule

Use the words the child actually heard.

02Adult conduct

Describe what you did without shifting blame.

03Honest explanation

Separate a role difference from a convenient excuse.

04Next use

Follow the version the family can understand.