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Family screen-time agreement
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Our Family Screen-Time Agreement
Sprigtime · sprigtime.vercel.app
Family:
Date:
1. Screen-free times and places
- At meals
- During homework time
- The last hour before bed
- In bedrooms overnight — devices charge in: ________
- In the car on short trips
- Other: ______________________
2. Daily recreational screen time
School days: ______ minutes, between
and
Weekends: ______ minutes, between
and
3. Responsibilities come first
Before recreational screens on school days:
1.
2.
3.
4.
4. How extra time is earned
Task:
+ ______ min
Task:
+ ______ min
Task:
+ ______ min
Most extra time in one day:
5. Apps, games and content
Always OK (school, family calls):
Need a parent's OK first:
6. When time is up
- I get a warning ______ minutes before
- I stop at the next natural break
- I can borrow up to ______ minutes from tomorrow
- No “just five more minutes” — the limit is the limit
7. If the agreement is broken
What happens:
How to make it right:
8. What parents commit to
- Phones down at meals
- No phones at bedtime routines
- Warn before time ends, not just announce it
- Other: ______________________
9. Review and sign
We'll review this on:
Signed:
Signed:
Signed:
Signed:
Inspired by the American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendation that families create a media plan together (healthychildren.org). Free to print and share.