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Explain the positive and negative roles that rules can play in the family system.

In family a system rules help stabilize the family and set guideline for them to follow. Rules are boundaries that are set and are meant to be follow in a family and not broken. In most families rules can be spoken and unspoken and I believe that is when the roles of the rules become positive or negative. Negative feedback comes into to play when the family begins to change for example when you have toddler the rules you have enforce as parents or simple and they more than likely followed but when that toddlers turns into a teenager the rules you had set for them change and therefore you are going to get a negative response because these are rules that are unspoken. When a rule has to be change upon a certain situation and if the child response is negative it can cause problems for the family system in most cases this also consider a unspoken rules for a parent this a rule you did not even know was going to be a rule but its put into place to protect them. For example when you have a toddler they are already in the home when its time for dinner but a teenager you would have set a rule be home at this time for dinner an dif this role is broken this can cause more problem for the family system. Spoken rules that are usually spoken everyday like do not watch TV while doing your home work, do your home work before going out side in most cases spoken rules or followed and are positive unless someone is just trying to be rebellious. The way the positive roles that rules can play in the family system would be that the family being a hold and understanding each other role in the family and respecting it. Adjusting to the changing in a family system and coming to and agreement is a positive role that rules play. Having trust in the family and being able to balance everything out is another positive role.