Tuesday

Find Balance

Establish healthy, age-appropriate ground rules for media and device use by writing a family media plan.

Here are some guidelines for writing a media plan:

• Parent’s Guide to Creating a Shared Media Use Agreement
• Family Media Plan

Here are some ideas about introducing devices and managing them:

• Four Tips for Managing Your Kids' Screen Time
• Dear Parents: A Digital Well-Being Resource from Teens to Parents
• Wait Until 8th: empowers families to rally together to delay giving children a smartphone until at least 8th grade 
• Screen Time (on iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch): access real-time reports showing how much time you spend on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. You can also set limits for what you want to manage.

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