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?

• Never!

• When they prove to me they are ready.

• Starting at 11

• Starting at 12

• Starting at 13

• Starting at 10

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

• 16

• Whenever I can't find a babysitter

• 14

• 12

At what age would you allow your child to date?

• 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

• Beginning in high school

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

• Yes

• Homework time is scheduled for a certain time every day

• No

• 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?

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

• No

• Yes

• If they've proven they can be trusted

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

• 10

• 12

• 14

• I never do this

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

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

• Start doing their homework for them

• Yell at them

• Ground them

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

• Support my child as they pursue their interests

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

• Insist that they continue with doing sports

• 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?

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

• Get rid of their weird clothing

• Show my disapproval

• 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

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

• Yell at them

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

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

• Sometimes

• Yes, this is for their own good

• Only if I suspect them of something

• No

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

• I talk to my child about what the lyrics mean

• No

• Only if the lyrics are really bad

• Yes

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

• Yes, until they move out

• No

• No, but I'd put one on my spouse

• Yes, until they are of a certain age

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

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

• Sure!

• I would watch it with them

• No

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

• Yes

• Unsure

• No

• If the child seems responsible