Better Digital Parenting 2024 CyberSafeKids - Manual / Resource - Page 25
B e tte r D i g i t al Paren ting
C y b e rs a fe K i d s
Parental Resources:
Developing a Family Agreement
A family agreement can be
a great way to normalise
discussing online life.
› Create time to have a conversation with
your family about your online lives – think
about how you use the online space and
what your habits and behaviours are online.
Creating one as a family and
displaying it prominently in
the house is a proactive and
engaging way to create ‘buyin’ from all, and hold everyone
to account for their online
behaviours and habits.
› Generate an atmosphere of mutual
respect and trust, necessary if the
agreement is going to work. Imposing
restrictions from ‘on high’ will be much
less effective!
So how do we get started?
› Try to keep the conversation positive:
make the focus on safety and healthy
habits and draw parallels with the offline
world, e.g. the importance of learning
how to cross the road safely, or of learning
to drive properly.
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