Written by PTC | Published April 15, 2024
Another school year is underway! Many children will be coming home in the days ahead, if they haven’t already, with school-issued computers or tablets. Now is the time to lay down some ground rules and set clear expectations and boundaries around their use of digital technology.
Whatever the benefits of giving children digital tools to help them in school, we know there are risks, too.
To help you, we’ve developed a “Screen Time Safety and Cyber Kindness Contract” that you can print out, review together and sign. It is our sincere hope that this will be a help to you in establishing and enforcing household rules about technology.
Try to schedule device-free time together every week and commit to it. Every Thursday could be family game night. Every Friday could be family movie night. Make sure there are no devices at family meal times.
It can be daunting to try to limit your child’s time on screens and devices. Especially with so many social forces, including the schools themselves, working against you! But it’s worth the effort!
Together, let us work towards a brighter future for our children—one where they can flourish physically, mentally, and emotionally, both on and off the screen.