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Write a family phone agreement covering time, places, spending, privacy, help-seeking, and consequences.
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Review privacy settings, payment permissions, reporting, and blocking together.
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Name situations where adults must step in: extortion, privacy spread, self-harm, illegal activity, and offline meeting risk.
Family Situation Paths
Phones, Internet, And Digital Safety
For phone agreements, overuse, game purchases, online strangers, group chat bullying, privacy, and trust conflicts.
Family Situation PathsCyberbullying, privacy leaks, nude-image extortion, scams, stranger meetings, running away, or self-harm threats require prompt action.
Related common questions
Overuse of phones, games, or short videos
3-6: Preschool / 6-12: Primary school / 12-18: Adolescence
Repeated conflict about phones, privacy, and trust
6-12: Primary school / 12-18: Adolescence
Online friends, privacy, and stranger safety
6-12: Primary school / 12-18: Adolescence
Secret game purchases, overspending, or borrowing money
6-12: Primary school / 12-18: Adolescence
Group chat rumors, leaked screenshots, or cyberbullying
6-12: Primary school / 12-18: Adolescence
Peer pressure, comparison, and fear of being left out
6-12: Primary school / 12-18: Adolescence