Family time plan

You could plan a meal together, a board game after dinner, or an afternoon with family or friends. Write down the children's ideas as well as your own.

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Before we begin

What would we like time for?

What will the adults change about their own device use?

When will we do it, and who will take part?

What would we like to do? What do we need to have ready?

Where will we put devices? What uses need to stay available?

How can people reach us if they need to?

Afterward

What did we enjoy?

What was difficult?

What did we notice about our own habits?

What would we change or like to do next time?

Read more about leading by example in Start Here. If you're reconsidering a device or app your child already uses, read Having second thoughts?.

Optional: notes about a device habit

Notes about a device habit

If you want to understand a particular device habit, you could write down a few examples from your own use or your child's. Include what the device helped with and what it interrupted or replaced.

What habit would I like to understand?

Example 1

When?

What was the device used for? About how long, if useful?

What did it help with, interrupt or replace?

Example 2

When?

What was the device used for? About how long, if useful?

What did it help with, interrupt or replace?

What would I like to change about my own use?

What would we like to discuss or change as a family?

You can use the family plan to choose what to do next.