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Cottage Rules, Some Suggestions
webmaster Jun 19 2005, 08:29 PM Post #1
I remember a post in the old forum about somebody wanting suggestions on
cottage rules. Here is a list of rules we have posted in our current cottage. I
used them with of a Racing Themed Behavioral Chart I developed (that I hope to
be writing an article about soon and posting on the main website). They are
specific to our cottage (we are a basic care facility that cares for children
from infancy through college) and may not work in any other situation. I am
posting them simply as a starting point for somebody trying to come up with
their own rules.
Cottage Rules
Pick up your stuff!!! Do not leave toys, shoes, clothes, your purse, etc
anywhere but in your room.
Rooms must be clean & beds made before leaving for school or other activity.
Middle & High School kids must use their alarm clocks to awake in the morning
NO Eating in Bedroom, TV Room, or Living Room!!!! Exceptions may be made by
the houseparent for special occasions in the TV Room, like movie night,
parties, etc.
Clear & Rinse your dishes at meal & snack time.
If you use something – put it back. If you make a mess – clean it up.
Follow as a minimum the 10 Commandments. Follow the other 625 commandments as
needed.
Personal phone calls will be limited to 30 minutes a day.
Respect each other & their property.
No eating or drinking on the van without permission from staff.
Bedtimes – School Nights
o 2nd Grade & Less – 8:00 PM
o 3rd-5th Grade – 9:00 PM
o 6th and Up – 10:00 PM
Bedtimes – Friday Night
o 2nd Grade & Less – 10:00 PM
o 3rd-5th Grade – 11:00 PM
o 6th and Up – 12:00 PM
Bedtimes – Saturday Night
o 2nd Grade & Less – 9:00 PM
o 3rd-5th Grade – 10:00 PM
o 6th and Up – 11:00 PM
What Bedtime Means
o Bedtime for 5th grade or less means in bed & lights out.
o Bedtime for 6th grade and up means in the room and quite with no one else in
the room. However, not getting up the following morning will result in an early
bedtime that night.
Do your laundry on your laundry day. You may start your laundry at 4:00 PM
and it must be out by bedtime.
Live by these few simple rules and life will be more pleasant for everyone
around here!!!!
momof10 Jun 23 2005, 01:42 PM Post #2
Wow! Those are late bedtimes!
webmaster Jun 23 2005, 07:18 PM Post #3
Like I said these rules are specific to our situation. But, the key with the
later bedtimes is the responsibility of the youth. If they can't get up in the
morning on THEIR OWN they don't have the later bedtime.
As far as Friday Night Late Night, with all the stuff that we usually have to
do with PR events and stuff, we wouldn't get to bed very early anyway most
weekends so we have just made it a fun and late night. Additionally, I would
rather have my alone time in the morning anyway, and let the children sleep
when I can. And finally, if we have something early Saturday or Sunday morning
we have to be at, we adjust our bedtimes accordingly.
gracecountry62 Jun 25 2005, 04:41 PM Post #4
Well put Mike , Bed times about the way we did them in
the past. Your right depends on the House.
catch Jun 26 2005, 02:03 PM Post #5
Wow those are late bedtimes. at my last placement bedtime was 7:30 on
weeknights for 10 and under but we do get up at 5 am in the morning.
WHere I am now bedtime is nine oclock for all the kids who arent at work, they
can read in their room or whatever as long as they are quiet but they must be
in their rooms. but then again we do shift work and all the kids should be
close to being asleep by 11 otherwise our night staff would be out of ratio
webmaster Jun 26 2005, 08:49 PM Post #6
Our little kids do not leave for school until 7:30 AM so we don't have to wake
them up until 6:00 AM.
In the first home we worked at, bedtimes were very different. It was a
therapeutic group home that had a level system with a focus on Behavior
Modification. Your bedtime was based upon your level and the lowest level went
to bed at 8:00 PM whether they were 13 or 17 (we had no youth under 13). The
highest level went to bed at 9:30 PM. At that home bedtime meant: in-bed and
lights out at your bedtime. If you were one minute late you would lose points
on your daily score.
However that is a very different situation compared to the basic residential
foster care situation we are now in
pedrolov Nov 21 2005, 02:06 AM Post #7
ow
what a job!
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