What rules do you have in place for your 8yos?

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Dc is generally good but our minimal rules have slipped this year due to lockdown, working too much and then isolation and Xmas. Too much screen time and lack of routine = lots of attitude and bad behaviour! Looking to reset the rules

So please can you tell me what works for you with rules discipline and boundaries

Following!

My just turned 5 year old has had this happen over the Christmas holidays (he's been off since the 14th so 3 weeks now).

We've decided to instil a routine back even though he's not in school, so previously he was coming downstairs in his pyjamas and watching TV straight away, having breakfast after a while then staying in pjs which would end up with a battle to get dressed.

He's now having no TV first thing, breakfast at roughly the same time then get dressed straight away.

Boundaries wise we use 5 minutes time out in his bedroom for really "naughty" behaviour eg throwing things, violence to younger sibling or repeating a bad behaviour after a warning to stop it. He's been in his bedroom at least once a day almost every day in the holidays

We are also really trying to limit screen time which is tricky in lockdown/tier 4, but it had crept up a lot. We are now using it as a reward more so and keeping it in shorter bursts.