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Don't play favorites. ( I haven't this issue because I only have one. But my parents had two and I was not and still am not their favorite.)
If you make a rule, stick by it. I have a lot of trouble with this. If enforcing the rule is 'too much work' for me because I don't want to deal with the tears, or the arguement I let things slide. It's a downhill road then because every time I let things slide it just gets worse. Dad let things slide a lot. Especially with their 'favorite' and neither of us kids respected him as much as we should have - Kids don't see how much turmoil they're making for their parents. They just see that the parents haven't the backbone to stand behind their rules.
Otherwise I like this list. I don't know if enforcing privacy is what will teach respect for their bodies. I had that stingently enforced. I think teaching a child to take care of their body in every way would be more effective.
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"Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama
My Karma just ran over your Dogma. 
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