Rules And Discipline

Muhammad Danial Fitri Bin Mahamad Fadzili
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             Now many rules that school have make to the student have more discipline and more responsibility. Because nowadays, the teenager don't have rules and discipline this is because they didn't ever getting scolded or advice and learn about more moral value by their parent and teach. There don't have more responsibility about the other person.

            Providence High School

At Providence, we recognize that enduring excellence is attained only through honor and strong character traits. Honesty, respect, and responsibility are essential traits of good character and are important to the learning process. The purpose of the Providence High School Honor Code is to establish and uphold high expectations for student success both in academic work and in character development. 

ATTENDANCE/ABSENCES                           

There is a direct correlation between regular school attendance and student achievement; therefore, it is critical that students are in class every day. The North Carolina Attendance Law (GS 115C-378) requires every student to be in attendance at school each day. CMS policy states

that any high school student missing more than 10 days (excused or unexcused) of class in a course for any reason other than a school-initiated (principal approved) absence, will receive a grade of "F" for the course. 

In the event of an absence, a student must:

·         Present this note to the attendance secretary prior to first period on the day the student returns to school. Absences are considered to be unexcused until a note is presented. Notes presented more than five days after the student returns to school WILL NOT be accepted.

It is the student’s responsibility to contact individual teachers immediately to make up any work missed during the absence. Arrangements to make up missed assignments (those assigned while a student was absent) are to be made no later than five days after the student returns to school. Assignments madeprior to the absence with a due date during the student absence are due immediately upon return to school. Reference each teacher's Course Prospectus for specific details about missed work.

       Okay now, we discuss about discipline .School discipline is the system of rules, punishments, and behavioral strategies appropriate to the regulation of children or adolescentsand the maintenance of order in schools. Its aim is to control the students' actions and behavior.

An obedient student is in compliance with the school rules and codes of conduct. These rules may, for example, define the expected standards of clothing, timekeeping, social conduct, and work ethic. The term discipline is also applied to the punishment that is the consequence of breaking the rules. The aim of discipline is to set limits restricting certain behaviors or attitudes that are seen as harmful or going against school policies, educational norms, school traditions

Nur Aswana Binti Zakaria

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WHAT IS SELFIE?

     SELFIE IS "Picture of yourself , usually taken by yourself " . A slang term used to describe a photo that is taken of oneself for the purpose of uploading it to social networking sites and image sharing websites , such as Facebook or  Instagram . To take a selfie , the right or left arm is extended with the camera, held backwards. The selfie shows the person's arm is shown in front holding the camera or smartphone device.

NUR'AQILAH BINTI ABDUL AZIZ

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DISADVANTAGES OF SELFIE

   Selfie is an image of oneself taken by a camera. Its is digital or phone. It is very often shared and flagged in the internet such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and others. Eventhough, I totally disagree with this statement. This is because hacker can hack your picture and do the bad things. Think before you post. Many people can use use your post for their personal intentions. Furthermore, people will make fun on your photo. So, people will laughing to you. You will be ashamed. Next, it have many selfie are not appropriate to be taken. Example is funerals, accidents, storms and else. Selfie also can cause you been kidnapped. This is because, people can find out where you live by the pictures. It is very dangerous.

Fatin Alya binti Mohamad Azman

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ADVANTAGES OF SELFIE

    As damaging as selfies are portrayed to be, they may actually prove to have several advantages, including raising self-esteem. Despite freshman Caroline Kim's strong self-assurance and confidence, when she posts a photo of herself on Facebook, she also secretly hopes to get multiple encouraging and flattering comments, likes, and shares. And for each one she receives, her confidence goes up one notch higher. here are the some advantages of selfie :

1. Boost self confidence (I feel pretty, Or handsome )2.can be taken by professional or non professional photographer3.easy to use and performed4.group selfies can be fun and enjoy especially wacky snapshots5.can be shared into the social sites where your friends can see you6. Its a lifestyle trend

    According to a survey conducted by Common Sense Media of more than 1000 teens aged 13 to 17-years-old, one in five teens felt more confident, popular, and better about themselves when using social media while only 4 percent of teens felt worse about themselves.

    

MUHAMMAD DANIAL FITRI BIN MAHAMAD FADZILI

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   AN ADVICE FOR WHO THAT SELFIE AND CONCLUSION

   An advise for all who selfie please precaution that what picture what are you taking and please don't take picture about someone for prank or make fun of them, this is because the victim will make a report to the police for abuse them or threaten . And for girl please you all must have limit that what are you taking to prevent for people that stalk you and make something bad and will hack or edit your picture.

  The conclusion is, it is nothing wrong what you upload your picture for your caution just don't selfie to seriously or you will too obsessed what you taking with until you forgot everything. Beside that, you can take other picture than selfie yourselves such as taking picture about the country , animal , and much more for your hobbies and can prevent from bad kind of stuff. But, there nothing wrong taking picture with your friend , family or sibling but be careful how and what you taking is.

 Many people on this day like to selfie and upload into media social network.Its okay to upload your picture in social media but it must have limit for your own dignity. This is because everyone will stalk your media social and can do such thing for you. So, be caution what you upload. But, never wrong to upload picture but just be careful with what you upload is.

Animal (Camel)

 MUHAMMAD DANIAL FITTRI BIN MAHAMAD FADZILI (PTM 140716775)


      Camel is an animal that have one or two hump at his back. Camel also have been domestic animals for thousands of years already.Many camel are at Arabian desert. They can stand in hot weather such as like at the desert. Camel useful in Arabian because they can carried many stuff in the desert by using their hump.There are carrying such as like water, food, some item and much more.
   

      Camel is a large animal in the desert Arabian.But, camel also can can travel great distance across hot, dry deserts with little food and water. They walk easily on soft sand where trucks would get stuck, and carry people and heavy load to places that have no roads. Camels also serve the people of the desert in many other ways. That why camel are useful in Arabian desert.

There are two kinds chief kind of camels:

1)   

2)

  That is the Arabian camel. To know that is Arabian camel or not it has only one hump. And another one camel is called Bactrian camel where it have two hump. That the different between Arabian and the Bactrian camel. Arabian camels may once have lived wild in Arabia, but none of them live in the wild today.There are several million camels, and most of them live with the desert. People of african and asian. 

     Camel is important to human because they can help us many ways such as carry some item in the desert, can ride them, and such more.That why camel are so important to man kind when in desert until now. Camel have many useful thing that camel can do.

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Effects of tobacco

     The effects of any drug (including tobacco) vary from person to person. How tobacco affects a person depends on many things including their size, weight and health, also whether the person is used to taking it. The effects of tobacco, as with any drug, also depend on the amount taken.

There is no safe level of tobacco use. Use of any drug always carries some risk—even medications can produce unwanted side effects. It is important to be careful when taking any type of drug.

Immediate effects

Low to moderate doses

Some of the effects that may be experienced after smoking tobacco include:

• initial stimulation, then reduction in activity of brain and nervous system
• increased alertness and concentration
• increased blood pressure and heart rate
• decreased blood flow to fingers and toe
• bad breath
• decreased appetite
• nausea, abdominal cramps and vomiting
• headache
• coughing, due to smoke irritation.

Long-term effects

     Tar in cigarettes coats the lungs and can cause lung and throat cancer in smokers. It is also responsible for the yellow–brown staining on smokers’ fingers and teeth.

     Carbon monoxide in cigarettes reduces the amount of oxygen available to the muscles, brain and blood. This means the whole body—especially the heart—must work harder. Over time this causes airways to narrow and blood pressure to rise, which can lead to heart attack and stroke.

     High levels of CO, together with nicotine, increase the risk of heart disease, hardening of the arteries and other circulatory problems.

Some of the long-term effects of smoking (Quit Victoria, 2010) that may be experienced include:

• increased risk of stroke and brain damage
• eye cataracts, macular degeneration, yellowing of whites of eyes
• loss of sense of smell and taste
• yellow teeth, tooth decay and bad breath
• cancer of the nose, lip, tongue and mouth
• possible hearing loss
• laryngeal and pharyngeal cancers
• contributes to osteoporosis
• shortness of breath
• coughing

Other effects of tobacco use

Passive smoking

     Passive smoking occurs when a person who is not smoking breathes in the smoke from people who are smoking. Passive smoking can irritate the eyes and nose and cause a number of health problems such as heart disease and lung cancer. Tobacco smoke is especially harmful to babies and young children.

Using tobacco with other drugs

     Nicotine can affect the way the body processes many different drugs. This can affect how these drugs work. For example, nicotine can decrease the effectiveness of benzodiazepines. Smoking while taking the contraceptive pill increases the risk of blood clots forming.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

     Many drugs can cross the placenta and affect an unborn child.In general, using drugs when pregnant can increase the chances of going into labour early. This can mean that babies are born below the normal birth weight.If a mother uses drugs while breastfeeding, they may be present in her milk, and could affect the baby.Check with your health professional if you are taking or planning to take any drugs during pregnancy, or while breastfeeding.

Tolerance and dependence

     People who use tobacco regularly tend to develop a tolerance to the effects of nicotine. This means they need to smoke more tobacco to get the same effect.

     They may become dependent on nicotine. Dependence can be psychological, physical, or both. People who are dependent on nicotine find that using the drug becomes far more important than other activities in their life. They crave the drug and will find it very difficult to stop using it.

    People who are psychologically dependent on nicotine may find they feel an urge to smoke when they are in specific surroundings or socialising with friends.

Physical dependence occurs when a person’s body adapts to the nicotine and gets used to functioning with the nicotine present.

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ORANG UTAN SPECIES

     Few more than two million years ago orangutans were part of our Earth. They have definitely evolved plenty since then in order to survive. Researchers believe that many species of them once existed. Unfortunately only two of them have been able to successfully continue to evolve and last until now. They are the Sumatran and the Bornean.  Both of them are in danger of becoming extinct in the near future though if efforts aren’t taken to save them.

     While there are plenty of efforts out there, they seem to be slow in making a difference. When you are up against the poaching of them and the destruction of their natural habitat it is hard to find a solution for them. These two species of orangutans are extremely similar in their behaviors and how they survive. The main difference is where they live at. Another difference is the size as the Sumatran is smaller in overall size when full grown.

Orangutan Species

1. Bornean Orangutan
2. Sumatran Orangutan

     Both of them live in the trees of the rainforests where it is tropical or sub tropical. They feed on a variety of foods but mainly fruits. They also eat insects, bark, plants, leaves, and shoots. They can spend seven hours of their time eating every day. That adds up to lots of food that they need to find. Both species migrate daily about one mile. They will create two nests daily  – one for when they nap and a new one when they sleep at night.

     Orangutans aren’t social at all when they are adults. They may tolerate each other in a zoo setting but that isn’t usually the norm in the wild. The males are extremely territorial. They will try to get others to run off but if that doesn’t work they will fight to protect their own areas. The females are more tolerant of others but they don’t interact except with their young.

     The predators of both these species of orangutans include the big cat, pythons, and humans. They spend almost all of their time in the trees to help protect them from predators. They can live about 30 to 40 years in the wild and about 50 years in captivity. They are mild in temperament but they can be aggressive if they feel threatened. Females are extremely volatile when it comes to protecting their young.

The adult male of the Bornean Orangutan.

     Hopefully with the education that people now have as well as conservation efforts, there will be a future for these two orangutan species. The Sumatran species are more at risk with only about 7,300 of them left in the world. The Bornean have a population from 45,000 to 56,000. Even so, they are dropping in numbers very quickly.

     Both of these species have very slow reproduction rates. Mating doesn’t have a set season so it can take place at any time. However, the males aren’t mature until they are about 15 years of age and it is about 12 years of age for the females. Another problem is that the females care for their offspring so long. It can be up to 8 years so they won’t mate during that period of time.

NUR'AQILAH BINTI ABDUL AZIZ
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IS SMOKING BAD FOR YOU ??

What is smoking ?

   Smoking is responsible for several diseases, such as cancer, long-term (chronic) respiratory desease, and heart disease, as well as premature death.

How many people die ?

   Over 440,000 people in the USA and 100,000 in the UK die because of smoking each year. According the US CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), $92 billion are lost each year from lost productivity resulting from smoking-related deaths. Of the more than 2.4 million deaths in the USA annually, over 440,000 are caused by smoking.

   Smoking is the largest cause of preventable death in the world. Recent studies have found that smokers can undermine the health of non-smokers in some enviroments.

Smoking causes cancer

   90% of lung cancer patients developed their disease because of smoking. Lung cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer deaths in the world. Smokers also have a significantly higher risk of developing:

• Bladder cancer 
• Kidney cancer
• Throat cancer
• Mouth cancer
• Esophagus cancer
• Cancer of the pancreas
• Stomach cancer
• Some types leukemia
• Cancer of the nose and sinuses
• Cervical cancer
• Bowel cancer
• Ovarian cancer
• Breast cancer

Why does smoking raise cancer risk ?

   Scientists say there are over 4,000 compounds in cigarette smoke. A size able number of them are toxic , they are bad for us and damage our cells. Some of them cause cancer , they are carcinogenic.

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TYPES OF RABBIT

   The American Rabbit Breeders Association has laid out the breed standards for 47 different breeds of rabbits. In this article I an going to attempt to group those 47 different breeds into 5 different rabbit type categories and provide you with pictures of each for better comprehension. If you are interested in learning more about the individual traits and qualities of each of those rabbit breeds, I suggest that you check out our rabbit breeds article.

   There are five main different type rabbit type categories that rabbits are commonly classified by Rabbit Body Type, Rabbit Fur Type, Rabbit Sizes, Rabbit Purpose and Domestic vs Wild Rabbits. We will mainly be focusing on the classification of the demostic rabbit breeds in this article as those are the only ones that ARBA recognizes and the ones that the vast majority of rabbit breeders raise.

RABBIT BODY TYPES

   The rabbit body type breed classifications include; Commercial Rabbit Breeds, Compact Rabbit Breeds, Cylindrical Rabbit Breeds, Full - Arch Rabbit Breeds and lastly, Semi - Arch Rabbit Breeds. In this article we will be looking at all five of these classifications in great detail.

Commercial Rabbit Breeds

One of common rabbit body types include the Commercial Rabbit Breeds. Like indicated by the name, the rabbits that make up this category tend to be used as prodectuin animals and meat rabbits. The rabbits that make up this "Commercial" category tend to grow fast and have large meaty loins. Many rabbit breeds have pointed out that these bunny rabbits look very similar to the "Compact Rabbit Breeds" except they are a lot bigger. 

Compact Rabbit Breeds

   Some of the smaller breeds of rabbits make up the 

Compact Rabbit Breeds category. Rabbits in this "Compact" category will many times look well  balanced when you set them up properly.

Cylinder Rabbit Breeds

       The Cylindrical Breed category currently consists of only one representative. The sole representative from this 'Cylindrical' category is the Himalayan Rabbit. Many breeders have noted that the Himalayan Rabbits looks a lot like smaller version of the Californian Rabbit however their shape is cylindrical in nature. When these rabbits are posed properly on the judging table they should be laid out in a 'cylindrical' like fashion.

Full - Arch Rabbit Breeds

Rabbits that have been categorized in the Full - Arch Rabbit Breed category tend to be "always alert" and "energetic" in nature. Many of the rabbits in this category have very erect ears and possess a spotted fur coat. In addition to being commonly classified by "Rabbit Body Type" rabbits are also classified by the fur on their pelts. There are four main types of rabbit fur; Normal Rabbit Fur, Rex Rabbit Fur, Satin Rabbit Fur and Wool Rabbit Fur.

Semi - Arch Rabbit Breeds

   In addition to being commonly classified by "Rabbit Body Type" rabbits are also classified by the fur on their pelts. There are four main types of rabbit fur; Normal Rabbit Fur, Rex Rabbit Fur, Satin Rabbit Fur and Wool Rabbit Fur.

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THE TYPES OF CAT BREEDS

        Hello guys today I would like to write about cats. First of all, the reason why I like to write about cat doesn't boring it is because I love cat so much. I started get a chemistry with cat is when I am started to advocate cat. I started to advocate cat when I was 12 years old. When that time I already have 2 little kitten infront of my house. My grandmother meet the 2 little kitten and ask me to advocate the 2 little kitten. So, I decide to give the name of 2 little kitten is comot and comel. I am very excited to give my responsibility to my 2 little kitten. While I am at school my grandmother taking care of 2 little kitten at home. 

                                                           

          They have a lot of cat breeds. They have 43 types of cat breeds with different characteristics.  The first cat breeds that I want to tell you is American Bobtail. While the breed is still developing, breeds say that Bobtails are playful, energetic, and friendly, and possess distinctive wild appearance. They are extremely interactive cats that bond with their human family with great devotion. They can both entertain through their antics at one moment and provide their owners a warm, soft shoulder to cry on it times of distress. American Bobtails are known for their love of games and can play fetch or hide and seek for hours on end. They will often initiate games with their owners, and they demonstrate their hunting instincts in the home by catching in mid-air flying insects that make the fatal mistake of entering their territory. They also love to stalk their toys and carry them in their mouths, as if they were freshly caught rodent. Basically a quite cat, a American Bobtails is known to trill, chirp,  and click when delighted. They are easily leash trained and love to go for walks with their people. An easy going breed, they get along well with most dogs and welcome newcomers, whether they are two-legged or four-legged. 

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TEAM RULES AND DISCIPLINE 

     The membership of the Rules and Discipline Committee (R&D Committee) and the authority of the Committee to act in various circumstances follow.

1. Committee Membership

The R&D Committee shall consist of at least six (06) members -the Director of R&D plus a standing committee of at least five (5) individuals. The Director of R&D is an appointed member of the Board. The other members of the standing committee are selected by the Director of R&D and approved by the Board of Directors prior to each spring season of play. In the event that one of these members resigns from the standing committee during the year, another individual should be selected by the Director of R&D and approved by the Board of Directors.

2. Authority To Recommend Rules Modifications

Proposals for rules modifications shall be referred to the R&D Committee for review. The Committee shall make recommendations to the Board for proposed changes to MYS (McLean Youth Soccer) House Rules and to the R&D process. A minimum of three (3) members, including the Director, must act on any proposed rules changes proposed to the Board. The Director shall vote only in the case of a tie.

3. Authority To Take Disciplinary Action

In accordance with section C. below, disciplinary action may be taken by the Director of R&D, by the R&D Committee or by the MYS Board against any player, spectator, team official, or team, which fails to abide by the Laws of the Game, MYS House Rules, MYS Coaches Code of Conduct, VYSA KidSafe Policy Guidelines, league rules, tournament rules or any other applicable competition rules. When the R&D Committee is acting pursuant to section C.2., 3. or 4. below, a minimum of three (3) members, including the Director of R&D, must be involved. The Director shall vote only in the case of a tie. A member of the Committee cannot be from the same Age Group as the individual(s) to which the hearing pertains. The Director of R&D shall keep appropriate records of all such actions and those records, along with the Laws and the Rules of MYS, may be the basis for future disciplinary actions.

AUTOMATIC SANCTIONS

1. House Team Official or Player.

For the purpose of the document, the term “house” shall refer to McLean Youth Soccer House recreation league and shall not apply to other leagues in which McLean Youth Soccer players, team officials and spectators may participate including travel and other recreation leagues or tournaments.  Herein, the term “travel” shall refer to such travel leagues and other recreation leagues (such as the Suburban Friendship League) and tournaments.

  The following team penalties shall be automatically assessed to teams:

(a.) Yellow Card (caution) to a player or team official: Two "Team Penalty Points." 

(b.) Two Yellow Cards in the same game, a Red Card (ejection) or Three Yellow Cards in a season to a player or team official: Five "Team Penalty Points" and suspension from the next game.

(c.) "Team Penalty Points" for Spectator Removal From Game Site: Five "Team Penalty Points" and suspension from the next game.

(d.) Automatic Review for 12 "Team Points" In A Season. Any team reaching a cumulative total of 12 or more points during a season will be subject to automatic review by the R&D Committee. The team's coach and Age Group Coordinator will be notified of the team's penalty point status and of the date when a hearing will be held. After a hearing, in which the team's coach and Age Group Coordinator have a right to participate, the R&D Committee may take any additional action deemed necessary as described in section C. below.

2. Suspensions.

(a.) A team official or spectator (whether house or travel) ejected or directed by the referee to leave the field of play shall be suspended for the next game played regardless of whether a red card is shown.

(b.) Consequence of Attending A Game While Under Suspension. A team official, player or spectator may not appear at the game site or its vicinity before or during a game for which the individual has been suspended. If a suspended individual participates at the game(s) for which he/she was suspended, the suspension shall be doubled.

(c.) Suspensions Carry Over Seasons. All suspension actions shall carry forward until the entire suspension is served, irrespective of season.

DISCRETIONARY SANCTIONS

Without regard to whether any automatic sanctions have been imposed, discretionary sanctions may be taken against any MYS individual player, spectator, team official, or team, as described below. In addition to notice to the individual involved, notice of discretionary sanction shall also be sent by mail or e-mail to the coach, to the Age Group Coordinator and the House League Commissioner in a house case and to the Travel Director and appropriate travel league MYS representative in a travel case.

 Verbal Warning.

The Director of R&D may issue a verbal warning to an offending party. A written record of such warning shall be made and may be referenced in any future actions against that party.

 Written Warning.

Based on a decision of the R&D Committee, the Director of R&D may issue a written warning to an offending party.

 Suspension From Play.

The R&D Committee may suspend a player, spectator or team official for up to three (3) games. The MYS Board may suspend a player, spectator or team official for periods beyond three (3) games. Suspensions begin with the next game played. The offending party may not appear at the game site or its vicinity before or during a game for which the offending party has been suspended. If a suspended spectator, player or team official appears at the game(s) site or vicinity for which he/she was suspended, the suspension shall be doubled and the R&D Committee may impose further discretionary sanctions.

 Bans From Participation.

Upon the recommendation of the R&D Committee, the MYS Board may ban a player, spectator, team official, or team from participation in MYS activities for a specified period of time. A coach or team official may also be banned for any actions inconsistent with the VYSA KidSafe Policy Guidelines. A banned person may not participate in any games, practices or other MYS sponsored activities during that period. A house team that does not comply with the ban of a player, team official or spectator may be required to forfeit all remaining games in the season or some or all games that have already been played. If a travel team does not comply with the ban of a player, team official or spectator, the R&D Committee may impose discretionary sanctions in addition to any imposed by the applicable league.

 House League Results For Terminated Games.

The Director of R&D or the Director’s designee has the authority to determine game results of any house game terminated due to participant, team official or spectator behavior.

PROCEDURES

 House Protests

Further Appellation of Protests of House League Referee Decisions. If the Board either denies the appeal, in whole or in part, the individual should be advised of his/her right to appeal the action to VYSA (Virginia Youth Soccer Association). Appeals must be made to VYSA and must be filed with the appropriate filing fee on a timely basis after receipt of the Board decision. All such appeals are to be filed with VYSA. Appeals to VYSA are subject to VYSA rules and are subject to change.

 Exhaustion of Remedies

No player, spectator, parent or team official may employ the aid of any lawyer or the courts of any State or of the United States without first exhausting all available remedies within McLean Soccer, VYSA and the United States Youth Soccer (USYS). Should any player, spectator, parent or team official employ the aid of any lawyer or court before exhausting all available remedies within McLean Soccer, VYSA or USYS all attorney fees and court costs shall be borne by said player, spectator, parent or team official if said action is unsuccessful.

 Physical Violence, Assault or Abuse

Any incident of assault or abuse directed against a referee or linesmen by a player, coach, or other team official falls within the sole jurisdiction of VYSA and must be reported by the Club to the State Referee Administrator. The R&D Committee could subsequently entertain the same incident on the grounds that the conduct was not "for the good of the game." Any other incidents of assault or abuse will be subject to review by the R&D Committee. The terms "'abuse" and “assault” shall be as defined in the United States Soccer Federation's Official Administrative Handbook, Rule 3042, Section 2, or its successor regulation applicable to the VYSA.

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      RULES AND DISCIPLINE        

         It is essential for kids to know what the rules are. However, many parents aren’t even sure exactly what the rules are in the house. It might depend on what sort of mood they are in or which parent is home. Creating rules for children is an important step in establishing effective discipline strategies.

Reasons for Rules

     Establishing a set of household rules helps kids understand the importance of having boundaries and limits. Kids look for adults to learn about appropriate and acceptable behaviors and having a written list of rules helps make this clear to children.

     Rules can also be a reminder for adults who are trying to model positive behaviors for the kids. If the rule states that everyone must pick up their dishes, it is important for the adults to do so as well and a written set of rules can help reinforce this.A written set of rules can also help ensure that all the caregivers are on the same page. That way, when there’s a babysitter or when Grandma comes over, everyone will know that the kids are expected to put their dishes in the sink or do whatever is on your list.

     This can also help kids remind each other of the rules. Kids will often say to their friend who comes over to visit, “At my house we’re not allowed to jump on the couch.” This is a sign of a parent who has been clear about the expectations.

10 Tips for Establishing Household Rules

Create a Written List of Rules

      It is important that you write out the list of rules and hang them in a prominent location. Keeping the rules on the refrigerator or displayed somewhere where everyone can see them is a good reminder.

      When creating the list of rules, don’t list every single rule imaginable. Instead, try to limit it to the ten most important rules. I’ve seen some parents come up with several pages of rules which turns out to be more like a rule book rather than a list. Remember, it is important to make the list easy to remember and to be a basic guide.

      Try to word the rules positively. For example instead of saying, “Don’t throw your clothes on the floor,” try using, “Place your dirty clothes in the hamper.” Make a list of what “to do” instead of “what not to do” when possible.

       Get the kids involved in making the rules. This authoritative approach of involving children in creating the rules can help keep them motivated to follow them. Ask their opinion about what sorts of things they think are important when creating the rules and try to include some of their ideas.