Family Rules

Ever since I saw this, I've wanted to somehow display the rules we have for our family. I've been thinking on it for a while. (Thanks to everyone who contributed ideas.) This is the list I went with:

I printed out these six statements that I thought encompassed the respectful, considerate behavior we encourage in our family. Then I just slipped them into some 5x7 frames (from Ikea) to coordinate with the others we have in the hall, and hung the set right outside the kids' bedrooms.

My goal was to positively display the expectations we have. I also wanted them to be fun and easy to read. I figure we can refer to them and visit them as needed throughout the day. My friend, Angel, even suggested to use it as a subtle reminder, "Remember what the blue rule says." I like that application too. And apparently the bright colors are taking the edge off of the rules because my daughter commented how "pretty" they are on our wall. Let's see if she's so smitten with them as to remember to "Use kind words and a pleasant tone" with her brother today. We'll see...

I recently expanded my shop to include some printable things, so I thought I'd make these available over there as well. Hope your Tuesday is grand... Mine should be, as I'm sure my little ones are going to have spot on behavior! Ha!