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The Family Digital Agreement
Who this agreement is between
Parent or carer name
Child's name
Child's age
Years
Date
The devices we are agreeing about
List the device, who owns it, and which rooms it is allowed in.
When we use them
Agree the daily windows for each device.
Where devices charge overnight
Not the bedroom is the recommendation. Pick a shared room and write it down.
Apps and content
Agree which apps are in, which are out, and what we do before adding anything new.
Before any new app is downloaded, we agree to
e.g. "have a 2-minute conversation about it together"
The conversations we will have
A short, regular check-in keeps small things small. Pick a time you will both honour.
Our weekly check-in is
Day and time, e.g. Sunday after dinner
If something online upsets or worries you, you can come to me at any time. I will
e.g. "listen first, not punish you for being honest, and help you decide what to do next"
What I (the parent) am agreeing to
- Model the rules I am asking you to follow (no phone at the dinner table includes me)
- Not snoop without telling you, unless I have a serious safety concern
- Stay calm if something goes wrong, because that is what gets us through it together
- Re-read this with you every 3 months and update what is no longer working
What we agree happens if the agreement is broken
Pick consequences that pause, not punish. Write them in your own words so they fit your family.
If a rule is broken once, we will
If it keeps happening, we will
What we will not do (e.g. confiscate without conversation)
Signed
Child's signature
Date
Parent's signature
Date
Review this agreement together every 3 months. The world your child uses today will not be the world they use in 6 months.