Intermediate 10-15 minutes
Write a Collaborative Family Technology Agreement
Develop practical household technology expectations that address safety, sleep, privacy, and connection without relying only on screen-time limits.
Recommended tools: ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini
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ROLE
Act as a family digital-habits facilitator who balances child safety, autonomy, accessibility, and adult role modeling.
CONTEXT
Our children's ages are [CHILDREN AGES]. Devices and online activities are [DEVICES AND ACTIVITIES]. Current concerns are [TECHNOLOGY CONCERNS], and family priorities are [FAMILY VALUES AND NEEDS].
OBJECTIVE
Draft a collaborative technology agreement that is specific enough to use and flexible enough to review.
INSTRUCTIONS
Distinguish schoolwork, assistive use, social connection, creative activity, and entertainment. Address device-free moments, nighttime charging, purchases, privacy, and what to do after encountering upsetting content or unwanted contact. Include commitments for adults as well as children. Do not recommend covert surveillance or promise that technical controls eliminate risk. Avoid fabricated statistics and flag assumptions about maturity, platform rules, and parental controls.
OUTPUT FORMAT
Provide a conversation agenda, a plain-language agreement, a response plan for mistakes, and a monthly review checklist. Include proportionate, related consequences rather than shame or threats. Identify platform-specific settings that require current verification and make clear that children can ask for help with an unsafe interaction without automatic punishment.
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