Are you tired of constant battles over technology with your kids? Do you worry your child spends too much time staring at a screen? Or maybe you want to teach your child how to balance screen time in a healthy way? Yes, yes, and yes!
Bring peace and structure to your home with our Daily Screen Time Contract printable. Your child will learn how to manage screen time in healthy ways and stop asking you for more. This printable establishes clear screen time rules and helps your child grow into a responsible screen user by empowering him with ways to earn screen time!
Why Moms Like You Love It
- It empowers moms. This screen time contract printable equips you to set clear expectations, making it easier for you and your children to navigate the digital world. Plus, it cuts down on the constant barrage of questioning for more screen time because your child will know exactly how to earn more.
- It’s customizable. No child entirely fits in a “one-size-fits-all” category. Plus, your family life probably looks different on the weekends, over a holiday break, or on a random Wednesday afternoon. That’s why we created this screen time contract for you to tailor to your family’s needs.
- It’s easy for kids to use. With colorful graphics and kid-friendly language, children as young as 5 can follow along.
- It promotes healthy habits. By outlining agreed-upon screen time rules, you encourage responsible device use. Plus, when device time tends to skyrocket during school breaks, your child can practice balancing time on and time off a device.
How to Get Started
1. Print. Download and print the screen time contract instantly.
2. Customize. Create one for each child (and day or season).
3. Discuss. Give each child a screen time contract. As a family, talk about the screen time rules. While every family is unique, these four ways to navigate screen time can be applied universally.
4. Use. After your child earns an hour of screen time, hand over one of these screen time tickets.
And, hey, if your family appreciates the screen time contract, grab our teen cell phone contract and social media contract, too. Those are great tools to keep on hand when you say “yes” to a cell phone or social media.
