Routine and Structure at Home

Creating Routines that Work

Every family is different, and so every family's routines and structures will look different, too. However, there are lots of tips and tricks to help you build disciplinary structures, rules, daytime and nighttime routines, and communication skills that can help create a safe and happy home for you and your children of any age! Check out these resources to help you create routines that work for you and your family!

Setting Rules and Expectations

At Fairmount, our Falcons use a school-wide Behavior Expectation Matrix to guide their daily behaviors. The matrix serves as both reminder for adults and children of what expectations are in every area of the building, and as a reference point for increasing desired behaviors and decreasing undesired behaviors.

You can use a matrix in your home just as we use one at school! Posting the rules and behavior expectations and referring to them often helps children to understand what they are expected to do in all areas of your home. Allowing your Falcons to help you come up with the expectations for areas of your home also gives them leadership and stake in following the expectations.

You can find more information about Fairmount's behavior expectations, universal signs and language, and our Matrix HERE. You can also find a sample Home Behavior Matrix and a Blank Home Behavior Matrix below that you can use with your family!

Discipline and Consequences

Every home is different and so every home's disciplinary and consequences will look different. There are resources to help families with creating disciplinary practices that work for their home and children.