Rules tell people what they should (应该) and shouldn't do. All good people follow rules. We start learning rules at home.
Parents want us to be safe（安全的）. They want us to go home early after school. They want us not to watch TV too much. How can parents keep us safe? They can make family rules. The family rules help us know how to do some safe things.
It's important to let all people in the family write the rules. Writing the family rules helps us to remember and follow them.
The rules should be easy, so we can remember them easily. There shouldn't be too many rules. We can easily remember six to eight rules. Here are two kinds of rules.
"Do" rules
"Do" rules are good. Here are some examples (例子):
● Do your homework before dinner.
● Be helpful.
●Clean your room every day.
"Don't" rules
It's best to have more "Do" rules. Use "Don't" rules only when it's difficult to say what to do. Here are some examples:
●Don't watch TV too much.
●Don't go out at night.
