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Oooh, you just come up with the most challenging questions don't you??? lol For sure do what Jl said, show them around the house. Let them know which room is there, where the towels are kept, anyplaces that are off limits if you have any (we don't, some do), where the snacks they can have are, ect ect, so the house is not strange to them. Even show them the areas that are off limits so it doesn't feel "strange" to them. For rules, what we have is a printed paper with the basic rules on it. We actually have different ones for older and younger kids since we span infant to 18 years old. For the older ones we have things like no swearing, no using computer without permission, must let us know where you are at all times, things like that. For the younger kids we have things like bedtimes, boundries of where they can go (real young - fenced in back yard up to teen agers - park and friends as long as I know where they are), ect. You will find though that Jl is right about this also, each kid is so different that you can't always predict rules you will need. We had a little boy that used to get up in the middle of the night and try and get a drink from the fridge and usually forgot to close it. One of his rules was that he had to wake us up, lol. It's good not to overwhelm them with a long list of rules when they walk in the door. Just the really important ones, the rest can come as you go along. As always, just my humble opinion, lol.
Congrats Denise and McKenna!
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