Why are rules important for my child?

Why are rules important for my child?

Jayne Major, Ph.D. (Parenting Educator & Child Custody Consultant, Breakthrough Parenting Services, Inc. ) gives expert video advice on: How do I instill my values in my children?; How do I establish rules for my child?; How do I know if I'm being too strict or too permissive with my children? and more...

If children grow up without rules, and particularly without rules that they agree to, and respect, it's a problem. Think about the task of being a parent to a child, is to socialize the child to fit into the larger community. To be able to leave the family and to go out into the world and be an independent person in their own right, and to take care of themselves, and to take care of other people, to be a mature, grown-up, responsible human being. And when parents show their children that and expect that from their children, they're helping that child to grow up and be an independent, healthy person in their own right.