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Family Life/Tech Balance Plan
A family guide for thinking through tech, time, and togetherness this school year. Build a values-based plan together — then revisit it as the year unfolds. For families with kids ages 0–18.
- Separate pre-work for parents and kids, so every voice is in it
- The More / Less Framework — our signature way to name the tradeoffs
- Map the daily rhythm and set a device plan for the whole house
- Independence goals the kids propose, run as trials
- A one-page agreement to sign, plus three seasonal check-ins
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Go Deeper
The books, podcasts, films and organizations behind the movement.
Documentaries worth an evening on the couch: Screenagers, The Social Dilemma, Childhood 2.0, and Can’t Look Away.
Podcasts for the school pickup line or folding laundry: Parenting in the Screen Age, 1000 Hours Outside, Healthy Screen Habits, Screen Less Play More, It’s Complicated, and Scrolling2Death.
Books shaping how families think about phones, independence and belonging: Thrivers, Free-Range Kids, The Teenage Brain, The Power of Fun, How to Break Up with Your Phone, The Anxious Generation, Never Enough, Mattering, Dopamine Nation, The Mediatrician’s Guide, Human Raised, Bowling Alone, and The Take Back.
Groups and guides doing the work alongside us: Let Grow, The Anxious Generation, The Childhood Index, Distraction Free Schools Policy Project, Institute for Families & Technology, and Common Sense Media.
Resources for Kids
Made for kids to read themselves, not just the grown-ups.
On-Demand Courses & Workshops
Bite-sized, self-paced courses on the topics families ask us about most.
Snapchat 101
Video Games 101
iPad Mini Course
YouTube Mini Course
Routers 101
Texting Etiquette
Social Media Prep Course
Have something we should add?
We're always collecting what's working for real families. Send it our way and we'll take a look.
Email us a resourceWant more resources, and help bringing this to life where you live? Visit our online community hub: papa.fournorms.com/the-balance-project

