Family Home Rules Contract Template (Page 8 of 9) in pdf

behavior is absolutely forbidden, than for your teen to wind up in jail down the road because he never had any

consequences for violence at home. An old saying states that if a parent does not properly discipline a child,

eventually society will do the disciplining.

SAMPLE CONTRACT

A. Teen will not use any alcohol or drugs.

Consequence: Teen will be grounded for one week. Grounding consists of: staying home, no

friends as guests, no phone calls, etc. etc.) Punishment will increase one week for each

subsequent offense (i.e., if teen is caught using substances a second time, punishment will be for

two weeks, etc.)

Note: It is VERY important to clearly state what being grounded consists of so that there are no

avenues for manipulation by the teen to get out of the punishment).

Privilege: Teen will be allowed to continue going out with friends and may have continued use of

the car.

B. Teen is expected to return home immediately after school except if prior arrangements are made

with parents. Teen will inform parents where he/she is going and will be home by 8:00 p.m. on

school nights and 11:00 p.m. on nonschool nights.

Consequence: Teen will be expected to come home twice as early as he was late for one week.

(e.g., if 30 minutes late, then curfew will be one hour earlier for the next week).

Privilege: Teen will maintain current curfew and gain trust (some parents may want to allow their

teen to work his/her way up to a later curfew by proving himself or herself, but parents should

never set a curfew later than the legal curfew in their area).

C. Teen will perform all assigned chores in a satisfactory manner, according to the standards set by

parents.

(It is helpful to provide a written list of daily chores so there is no misunderstanding - a dry-erase marker

board hung in the kitchen or other family area works great for this purpose).

Consequence: Teen will not be allowed any privileges until required chores are completed,

including TV, radio, computer, having friends visit or going out with friends.

Privilege: Teen will maintain access to all privileges of the house, including watching TV, using

the computer, having friends visit, and going out with friends.

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