Family Agreement template
Use this short agreement to set clear device rules at home: where phones charge, when notifications stop, and how everyone talks about problems online. Keep it brief, print it, and review it together every three to six months.
Our Family Agreement
We share this home and these screens. This is what we agree, together.
What we will do together
- We will eat at least one meal a day with no devices on the table.
- We will charge our phones overnight in a shared room, not in bedrooms.
- We will switch off notifications between bedtime and wake time.
- We will tell each other when something online upset us or made us happy.
What our child agrees
- I will only use the apps we have set up together.
- I will tell a parent if someone asks for personal details, photos, or to meet.
- I will tell a parent if I see something worrying, even if I feel nervous.
- I will stick to agreed time limits and ask if I need a change.
What we, the parents, agree
- We will explain why each rule exists.
- We will not read messages without saying why.
- We will put our own phones down when our child is talking to us.
- We will review this agreement regularly and adjust what is not working.
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