3 Rules Any Child needs to Learn

Tired of telling you child "no, no, no". Want your child to be self governing, making the right decisions from an early age? There are only 3 rules any child needs to learn and the child who knows these 3 rules will become a responsible citizen early in life. The earlier you start teaching your child these 3 rules, the easier the job will be but it is never too late. Even teen agers almost into adulthood can become better people with these 3 rules. And there is a definite pay off to any parent who instills these 3 rules in their child. Parenting will get so much easier. There are only 3 rules any child needs to learn.

Rule number one: The child can not do anything that will hurt himself.

Rule number two. He can not do anything that will hurt anyone else.

Rule number three: The child can not do anything that will hurt any one's property. Again that applies to EVERYONE'S property including his own.

When you stop to think about it, these 3 rules cover every possible contingency of behavior. So if you teach you child to ask himself these 3 questions when he wants to do something, he will begin to be a self determining, responsible person. Anything he wants to do has to pass the 3 rule test. He must be taught to ask himself if he should do or not do something based on these 3 rules.

Faced with comments like "everyone else is doing it" you place the decision to do or not do something based on the 3 rules and he must decide. While covertly you are still in charge, overtly, he is making his own decisions. He will be a happier child and a much more mature adult well ahead of his peers when he is equipped to go through life asking himself 3 questions based on these 3 rules.

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Posted By: YFJ Date: July 30, 2008

How old are these children and will they know what "to hurt" means? Are not adults unsure about what 'to hurt' means until they have been hurt to begin with? That's epistemology 101. Piaget's very valid research indicates that abstract rules and concepts don't make any sense to a child; children look towards a parent for a structure they can live by, not abstract rules. Have you ever watched TV's Super Nanny? :-)
And what of the more theological problem of being hurt due to probability, for no apparent reason---accidents, human error, sickness...? The book of Job illustrates how difficult it is to gauge "hurt" for adults, let alone children. Also, one would have to ask a legal authority if a child can indeed own property or be held responsible for dammage to property? Are not the parents truly responsible? To sum up: stop expecting children to be adults before their time.

Posted By: Stacey Seuferer Date: December 26, 2008

Though those are good rules to follow, the child will need to know what is considered harmful. Example you tell you child the stove is hot and if they touch it with their hands they will burn themselves which hence is harmful. Children need to know the difference between what is harmful and what is not. Children are courious and it is for the parent to teach the child the dangers in life.