Family screen agreement
Rules about screens that the family sets together and that apply to the adults too.
What it’s for
A rule that applies only to children is experienced as unfair and gets undermined. An agreement that applies to everyone has far better odds.
What it contains
- Where screens don’t go: at the table, in the bedroom, the first hour after coming home.
- How much: by day, not by hours per week.
- What comes first: obligations, movement, fresh air.
- What applies to the parents — this point decides whether it works.
- When we review it: in a month, together.
See also
Time-out card
An agreed signal and rules for a pause, settled by the couple before they need them.
Exposure ladder
A graded list of situations you avoid — from the easiest to the hardest.
Signs of being overloaded
Your own list of the signs by which you recognise you're going over the edge — before you do.
