Family Device Agreement

To support your children at home, we recommend that families create a Family Device Agreement. An online family device agreement is a great way to start a conversation so that everyone in your family stays safe and behaves responsibly online.

• A family agreement can help you to:
• Have conversations about online safety.
• Set clear and realistic expectations and boundaries.
• Teach and model responsible and upstanding online behaviour.
• Provide consistent guidelines for all family members, promoting fairness and understanding of the rules and expectations surrounding device and internet usage.
• Prevent issues such as cyberbullying, exposure to inappropriate content, online harassment, and excessive screen time by establishing proactive measures and guidelines.
• Family Bonding: It encourages family members to work together, discuss, and mutually agree on the rules, strengthening family bonds and fostering a sense of collective responsibility.

Use this Family Agreement Template  and  read more about these helpful tools at esafety.

Remember, the agreement is for the entire family, so involve everyone and keep it visible for reference.