Be safe. Be respectful. Be honest. Be kind.

Children NEED rules and limits. Adopted children are not the exception, rather they may have an even stronger need for rules. At the very least, they give a child an idea of what must be done in order to fit on.

How to set family rules:

1) Limit your rules. I have seen a list of rules from another adoptive family that included a bit more than three typewritten pages of rules. Sure, they may all be important things to remember. They must be daunting... more