Dr. Daniel Amen's 6 Family Rules to Raise Happy, Well-Behaved Kids

Dr. Daniel Amen's 6 Family Rules to Raise Happy, Well-Behaved Kids

Kids (and families) needs boundaries. But it’s often difficult to draw lines between acceptable and unacceptable behavior. Then there’s the dilemma of how to police or discipline children when they act poorly, which can further complicate things. In this clip, taken from Dr. Daniel Amen’s television special “Raising Mentally Strong Kids”, Dr. Amen’s gives his 6 family rules, which if incorporated in your family, can radically change the family dynamic and encourage good behavior and strong relationships.

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42 Comments

  1. @user-lp9ib7tc7e on August 21, 2025 at 12:17 am

    Pretty good advise for very very wrong reasons. Don’t listen to this man.

    Tell the truth:
    Don’t test your kids and trap them and then punish them. That’s manipulative.

    Do it:
    Don’t just command and punish. Explain why they need to do the task. How it benefits them to do it.

  2. @livluv49 on August 21, 2025 at 12:19 am

    What if you have a kid with brain problems that can’t remember any rules?

  3. @123SuperSmartKids on August 21, 2025 at 12:21 am

    Great video! This information is so important to keep in mind while raising our kids!

  4. @FlavissTheOG on August 21, 2025 at 12:25 am

    Great rules but if you tell the child to take out the trash and then after they fail to do it the first time you tell him to do it again with an associated punishment, aren’t you actualy training them to do it the second time you ask?

  5. @BillyWright-xg6ig on August 21, 2025 at 12:28 am

    Just finished reading ‘Raising Warriors: Preparing Your Children For a Godly Life’ and it really opened my eyes to some new ways of guiding my kids in their faith. Highly recommend it if you’re looking to strenghten your family’s spiritual life

  6. @zeeshanpandjou2381 on August 21, 2025 at 12:30 am

    Thank you for sharing these rules which are great. Enforcing the rules is the hard part for us and wondering how do you enforce the rules with kids? What are the consequences when they don’t follow the rules?

    Ang advice from people here would be super appreciated 🙂

  7. @dunloplego on August 21, 2025 at 12:30 am

    These are great rules for the home. They cover everything.

  8. @calmness956 on August 21, 2025 at 12:31 am

    YOU ARE ONE M6 MOOOOOOOOOOOOOST FAVOURITE PERSON.I HAVE LEAENT SOOO MUCH AS A MOTHER, EDUCATOR AND EARLY YEARS TEACHER. I IMPLEMENTED SOOOO MANY THINGS THAT YOU ALWAYS EMPHASISE UPON. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING ❤

  9. @BronwynRoberts-t2p on August 21, 2025 at 12:32 am

    Sorry, lost me at "obey". Not my style of parenting. Thank you anyway.

  10. @MrSzordrin on August 21, 2025 at 12:32 am

    Wow. This is terrible.

    Thata how you get a lot of issues in puberty. Have fun…

  11. @davidheipel2934 on August 21, 2025 at 12:33 am

    None of this works if your wife undercuts you with a handful of suckers behind your back.

  12. @bneum on August 21, 2025 at 12:33 am

    Great stuff!

  13. @MyOperaHouse on August 21, 2025 at 12:35 am

    Can’t listen to a man who supports “ cry it out “ and sleep training for babies.

  14. @Mari_Selalu_Berbuat_Kebaikan on August 21, 2025 at 12:37 am

    Wanted to share buddhism & happiness
    Chant Nam Myoho Renge Kyo to open your inner Buddhahood and the path to happiness

    Let’s always do good ❤

  15. @kevinjena42012 on August 21, 2025 at 12:38 am

  16. @jssfrk161 on August 21, 2025 at 12:39 am

    How do you work this with very different kids, I have one kid who does anything I ask the first time I ask, but I have to ask for everything as she never puts anything away after and has many different (relatively plausible) reasons. My son acts like he didn’t hear me the first time (he is a daydreamer so it’s true most of the time)but he nearly always puts things away afterwards, he loves to tidy his room

  17. @SebastianLevinOpazo on August 21, 2025 at 12:42 am

    What are some good consequences?

  18. @barrick4807 on August 21, 2025 at 12:42 am

    What are consequences we have a hard time with consequences

  19. @Daryan_footballZYK on August 21, 2025 at 12:45 am

    Thai video is shit

  20. @radmadlad25 on August 21, 2025 at 12:45 am

    what are “consequences”?

  21. @shaec3405 on August 21, 2025 at 12:47 am

    1. Tell the Truth.
    2. We treat each other with respect. MODEL RESPECT.
    3. Do What Mom or Grandma says the First Time. DO NOT TRAIN THEM. FOR 3- 5 Times Or Yelling.
    4. Put away if you get it out.
    5. Ask for permission before you Go Somewhere.
    6. DON’T MAKE A PROBLEM.

  22. @darfiddler631 on August 21, 2025 at 12:49 am

    I modelled and raised my kids in a clean home all their lives and what are they now?…SLOBS!!!

  23. @PsychologybyAsh on August 21, 2025 at 12:50 am

    Excellent Guide! ❤

  24. @FamilyConnectionHub on August 21, 2025 at 12:55 am

    Thanks for the kid rules. ❤

  25. @AbHIShEkUPAdhYaYshekup on August 21, 2025 at 12:58 am

    All these rules become rubbish when child enters teenage, when they face the world outside, when they are betrayed, when bullied, etc.

  26. @stanislavkropacek5335 on August 21, 2025 at 12:59 am

    Can somebody explain me rule number 4 please?❤ English is not my native language thanks!

  27. @huneybee67 on August 21, 2025 at 1:01 am

    You are the parent. You set everything! Remember that!!

    Talk to your child(ren)as a person. Communicate in complete subject verb agreement sentences. Don’t ask a question you don’t want answered.

  28. @6bat6manz6thesh1t on August 21, 2025 at 1:01 am

    Can you start this with teens ?

  29. @me_here_now on August 21, 2025 at 1:01 am

    Becoming Better Parents by Prof. Maurice Bolson

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  31. @hijra_kids_2024 on August 21, 2025 at 1:06 am

    The first and foremost rule of every family to function is:

    -Faith in God! Worship Him alone without any partner and follow His flawless laws. Only then you can start implementing what he is saying.

  32. @shaec3405 on August 21, 2025 at 1:06 am

    DOCTOR BECKY: GOOD INSIDE.
    **I grew up with a short tempered screaming father, Who really like to hit everyone. and screaming, hitting, mother. Goooooood times**
    Determined to NOT be an asshole parent myself….. Understanding I was doomed to become them someday, I started reading books when he was little, before he hit those years of Fighting me on anything…. Because I didn’t want to become Jekyll and Hyde.

  33. @nads8nads8 on August 21, 2025 at 1:07 am

    I have 3 kids. All this is wonderful and easy and makes sense with normal kids. My middle one has ADHD you can throw all this into garbage.

  34. @lorainisrael on August 21, 2025 at 1:08 am

    What’s not clear here, is what type of consequences should child face if they don’t follow the rules. Say, a child doesn’t want to go to the nursery, they ran away from me to their toys. I tell them, "please come here, it’s time to put your shoes on". And the child answers – "no". What type of consequences should they face? I have no idea. I just go there, take them by their hand and bring them over to put their shoes on. I also often ask them if they would like to come themselves or they want me to force them. Sometimes they chose to come over themselves, sometimes not.

  35. @4AmazingMusic on August 21, 2025 at 1:10 am

    Why couldn’t this man have a PDAer? God, why? I’d listen to him then….

  36. @HighAchiever-n8z on August 21, 2025 at 1:11 am

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  37. @JamaalKnowles1985 on August 21, 2025 at 1:11 am

    Hello Doc, Do these rules still apply for kids that have ADHD?

  38. @ivanjagic8448 on August 21, 2025 at 1:11 am

    I just wish the whole world followed these rules and raised their kids that way… Imagine this place then…

  39. @marsha7330 on August 21, 2025 at 1:11 am

    One of THE best books I ever read about child rearing was “Parenting is not for cowards.” by Dr. James Dobson

  40. @dannyboyyy2000 on August 21, 2025 at 1:13 am
  41. @chrispointer4040 on August 21, 2025 at 1:15 am

    "A Truck Full of Knowledge" is a good book for teens!

  42. @Fhjklp on August 21, 2025 at 1:16 am

    Is it reasonable to expect toddlers to follow rules to a certain extent, based on their developmental stage? For example, how could I start instilling the importance of doing what your parents say the first time in a way that a 2yo can understand or follow?

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