Your Parenting Rules Will Reveal How Nice or Toxic Your Personality Is

At what age do you feel it is appropriate for your kids to be on social media?

• Starting at 10

• Starting at 13

• Starting at 11

• Starting at 12

• When they prove to me they are ready.

• Never!

At what age do you begin allowing your child to stay home alone?

• 12

• Whenever I can't find a babysitter

• 16

• 14

At what age would you allow your child to date?

• Beginning in high school

• Once they move out

• It depends on how mature they act and if I feel they are ready for it

• When they are interested in it

Would you allow your child to play video games before doing their homework?

• Yes

• No

• Homework time is scheduled for a certain time every day

• If they are doing well in school then they can be trusted to schedule their own homework time

When your child has friends over, do you require them to leave their bedroom door open?

• If they've proven they can be trusted

• No

• Yes

• They are not allowed to have either friends or closed doors

Until what age do you put parental locks on your streaming services or television?

• 10

• I never do this

• 12

• 14

How do you respond if your child gets a low grade in school?

• Ground them

• Yell at them

• Start doing their homework for them

• Speak with them about why they got a low grade and then determine a strategy to do better

You enrolled your child in sports, but they later express wanting to take part in a school play instead. How do you respond?

• Insist that they continue with doing sports

• Support my child as they pursue their interests

• See if there is a way that they can do both

• Encourage them to play sports but let them do the play if they wish

Your child dyes their hair a wild color and starts dressing in bizarre fashion. How do you respond?

• Show my disapproval

• Support my child if that is how they choose to express themselves

• Get rid of their weird clothing

• Dye my own hair a weird color to show I'm cool too

You just caught your child smoking, vaping, drinking underage, or something similar. How do you respond?

• Ground them and/or take their phone away

• Use it as a "teachable moment" and calmly explain why these things are bad for them

• Stop my child from seeing the kids they've been hanging out with

• Yell at them

Do you monitor your child's social media, phone, text messages etc.?

• Sometimes

• Only if I suspect them of something

• Yes, this is for their own good

• No

Do you prevent your child from listening to music that may have explicit lyrics?

• No

• Only if the lyrics are really bad

• Yes

• I talk to my child about what the lyrics mean

Would you ever put a tracking device on your child or track their phone?

• No, but I'd put one on my spouse

• Yes, until they are of a certain age

• Yes, until they move out

• No

Would you let your child see an R-rated movie before they turn 17?

• No

• Yes, but I would talk with them about it after

• I would watch it with them

• Sure!

Would you allow your child to hang out with another child if you haven't met that child's parents?

• If the child seems responsible

• Yes

• No

• Unsure