Importance of Rules in the House and within the Family

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"My wife and kids" is a television sitcom. James Widdoes directed one of its episodes called "No Rules" that was written by Dean Lorey ().Damon Wayans, George Gore II, Jennifer Freeman and Parker McKenna Posey were the actors in the episode. In "No Rules" the children accused their father for being very strict and cruel so the father decided to challenge them if they can survive a complete week without rules. If they survived the whole week, there won't be rules in the house anymore. On the other hand, if they didn't survive, then they should go hug their father and tell him "you are the best father in the whole world". Although the children argued that they don't need any rules at home, they all went and apologized for their father. The kids couldn't survive the whole week without rules because rules are extremely important at home. The kids claim that they don't need any rules because they are independent. However, this claim is not valid for many reasons. Firstly, being independent doesn't contradict with the fact they need rules. Linda Milo who is a parent child connection coach believes that house rules should be obeyed by every member of the family even the independent ones because it allows the whole family to have equal rights. Secondly, the kids claim fails to consider that they are not totally independent. In the episode there were few examples of how dependent the kids are , for instance Claire who is the old daughter depends on her father to wake her up in the morning instead of setting the alarm to wake her self up. Another example is, that the kids depend on their parents to cook for them and when the father in the episode refused to cook, his son told him that he will eat the chicken raw. Carl Pickhardt who is a ps... ... middle of paper ... ...hildren become better adults in the future. Works Cited Consequences Of Freedom Without Structure." Education 118.1 (1997): 56. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Nov. 2013. Milo, Linda. "Family Rules for Home." Family Rules for Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2013. Morin, Amy. "Establishing House Rules for Kids." About.com Discipline. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2013. . "No Rules." IMDb. IMDb.com, n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2013. Pickhardt, Carl E. "Positive Discipline." The Importance of Rules -. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2013. .Campbell, Lloyd P. "The T.E.C., Jr. "The Necessity Of Obedience In Rearing Children As Viewed In 1844." Pediatrics 86.5 (1990): 691. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Nov. 2013.

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