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Children need organization and guidance in their lives. As teachers and parents, finding balance between the two is important.
Adapted from and special thanks to the Tri-City Substance Abuse Coalition (Fremont, Newark, Union City, California) for sharing the
Parents' Bill of Rights.
1. We, as parents, have a right to be treated with respect.
2. We have the right to say no and not feel guilty.
3. We have a right to know where our children are, who their friends are, and who they are with at any time.
4. We have the right to demonstrate we care by occasionally verifying or spot checking our children's whereabouts. We may, for example, call host parents on parties or overnight stays.
5. We have a right to set a curfew and enforce it with restrictions and loss of privileges.
6. We have a right not to condone any alcohol or drug usage and to say no to attendance or activities where alcohol or drug usage may occur.
7. We have the right to make mistakes and/or change our minds.
8. We have a right to ask questions and expect answers about all things which may affect our children.
9. We have a right to monitor all school-related activities: academic, behavioral and social.
10. We have a right to know and consult with adults who influence our children's lives, i.e., coaches, employers, teachers, youth-group leaders, ministers, and counselors.
11. We have a right to know what is happening within our own home, to set "house rules," and know the identity of guests who come into our home.
12. We have a right to assign our children chores and other family responsibilities appropriate to their ages.
13. We have a right to promote time together, as a family, which may include meals, outings, study time, and other planned activities.
14. We have a right to be authoritative when logical explanation and reason has not succeeded.
15. We have a right to have family rules and consistently enforce them with appropriate consequences.
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