what are your rules for your 3 to 6 year old's?

looking for different boundaries and what your ideas of what is expected in your house for a 3-6 olds and how do you discipline your 3 to6 year olds?

here is mine:

i make him pick his toy's up and his clothes in a wash bin and he will get a sticker if he does and every saturday we court the sticker and he will get a smallgift and if naughty its time out he will get 4 Min's in time out and after he comes out we tell him why he did time out and he will help choose his baby sister bed clothes and his own.

My daughter is responsible for keeping her room clean, dirty clothes in the hamper, helping fold the laundry and clearing her plate from the dinner table. She does most of her bath by herself and we're working on the teeth brushing... Basically she is working on being self-reliant as much as possible. especially since she has a little brother on the way.

I make my kids clean up their own messes, if they don't do it properly they have to do it until it is done right. Listen to what I say. And to not piss me off.
Pretty simple rules.  

DS is 5 1/2.
He has to pick up toys/art supplies/etc when he's done and keep his room clean.
He showers and gets dressed in the mornings, and after school he has to put his shoes away. And his clothes since he likes to be half named when he gets home  
If he was bad he doesn't watch any TV or get to use the tablet.
At the end of the week, if he's had NO trouble days, on any of the days in school that week, we take him for a Slurpee, ice cream, etc.
If he got in trouble that week then he misses out and has to wait until the following Friday for his "prize", assuming he was well behaved that week.

My son is four. I expect him to pick his toys up when he's done playing with them, put his dish in the sink when he's done eating, and put his dirty clothes in the basket after his bath. Of course most of the time I have to remind him lol but he's getting better. If he refuses and throws a fit, he goes in time out for four minutes (the time starts over if he runs away and tries to keep playing or something like that).

My son is three and his rules are really simple. He has to put his dirty dishes in the sink and put one cup of dog food in the dish after breakfast and dinner, he has to put his dirty clothes in the basket, and make sure that he puts his used pullups in the trash before he gets a new one, and he has to put up his toys before bed time. If he does well during the day, he can watch a DVD before going to bed and if his week went well he gets ti have one tiny soda of his choice.

He gets other special things when he counts and says his ABC's correctly. We try to avoid too much of the reward system though, since it feels like we are bribing him. Most of the time, we do not get him a new item...just watching an extra movie or getting to go outside and feed the ducks by the lake.

our other rules

1) No running around the house chasing the dog.

2) No 3D DS only weekend's

3) go to bed when told to.

4) help mommy or daddy load the dishwasher.

5) No going in the kitchen cupboard for food unless his asked.
6) say your please and thanks

7) take shoes off in the house

  put jammies nicely at the end of the bed and not on the floor.

9) No yelling at me or daddy

10) play nicely with kids who come to visit us.

11) listen to mommy and daddy not the 2nd or 3rd time.

thanks ladies its great hearing your rules for your children.  

1. Toys get put away before bed and before we leave the house. All of them. Any left out get stolen by the "Toy Monster" and don't come back for 2 days. I make him clean up specific some things throughout the day, like legos, etc that make a big mess.
2. Laundry goes in the hamper. Immediately.
3. Trash goes in the trash. Immediately.
4. No violence. If he hits/throws with a toy it goes away for 2 days.
5. Stay off the backs of my furniture and my tables (he's a monkey).
6. Making beds. He helps with mine (you can get around 3 sides easily)
7. We do not touch the electronics (including my phone) without permission.
8. He helps load the dishwasher.
9. He helps load the washing machine and dryer.
10. No whining or being a brat---he gets a warning and then time out.
11. Just generally listen when I ask him to do something and don't scream/yell and act a fool.

Generally we discipline this way:
1. Warning. Get down on his level and talk to his face.
2. Time out (3 minutes)
3. Time out (5 minutes) and/or taking toys/privileges.

<blockquote><b>Quoting P Pickle Pants:</b>" 1. Toys get put away before bed and before we leave the house. All of them. Any left out get stolen by ... [snip!] ... Get down on his level and talk to his face. 2. Time out (3 minutes) 3. Time out (5 minutes) and/or taking toys/privileges."</blockquote>



great rules  

Quoting Tyannemom2kids:" <blockquote><b>Quoting P Pickle Pants:</b>" 1. Toys get put away before bed and before ... [snip!] ... his face. 2. Time out (3 minutes) 3. Time out (5 minutes) and/or taking toys/privileges."</blockquote> great rules  "

Thanks  

Every time I load or unload the dishwasher he wants to do the silverware. I just take our knives out (or anything he could get cut on) and hand him the silverware basket and he puts it all away   I LOVE it. Its so stinking cute.  

He loves to load the washing machine too. he plays basketball with dirty underoos   Can't wait til he's tall enough to take the clothes out of the washer for me! he'll even drag the hamper to my bedroom (where I fold) if I ask him.

Since I clean with vinegar only (no chemicals), I even let him spray things while I wipe if he listens and doesn't soak everything down   gotta love 3 year olds  

<blockquote><b>Quoting P Pickle Pants:</b>" Thanks   Every time I load or unload the dishwasher he wants to do the silverware. I just take our ... [snip!] ... I even let him spray things while I wipe if he listens and doesn't soak everything down   gotta love 3 year olds  "</blockquote>

yes my son 4.5 i do miss when he was 3yrs old lol.

my daughter is 4, and really has no chores, just mostly teaching her to clean up after herself.
She needs to put her used dishes into the sink, not just leave them on the table. No food or drinks are allowed outside of the kitchen.
Her room: toys are scattered everywhere, but her clothes need to be put into her laundry basket. I pick her clothes out, but she helps undress and dress herself, so the dirty clothes need to be put in the basket by her.
Any toys she plays with in the livingroom need to be put away when she is done, and if she brings anything down from her room she needs to put it back up,
Shoes are taken off inside the house and need to be out away on the shoe rack by the door.
I think that's it....

<blockquote><b>Quoting Ivana*mommy of two*:</b>" my daughter is 4, and really has no chores, just mostly teaching her to clean up after herself. She needs ... [snip!] ... it back up, Shoes are taken off inside the house and need to be out away on the shoe rack by the door. I think that's it...."</blockquote>




nice  

<blockquote><b>Quoting The Lily:</b>" I make my kids clean up their own messes, if they don't do it properly they have to do it until it is done right. Listen to what I say. And to not piss me off. Pretty simple rules.  "</blockquote>




Yes yes lol.