GIANT Family Phone Pact Resources
No matter your children’s age—preschool, school-aged, or adolescent—there’s little doubt they’ll be surrounded by technology as they grow up. Here, we present a set of actionable strategies and tools to support families’ healthy digital well-being, with a focus on children’s cellphone use.
Parents can use these resources to create their own set of “Family Rule Cards” and a “Family Phone Pact” to establish family rules, routines, and boundaries.
Follow the steps below to complete YOUR Family Contract.
STEP 1
Check out the full deck of Family Rule Cards.
STEP 2
Choose which rules make sense for your family.
STEP 3
Add these rules to your Family Phone Pact.
Step #1: Check out the full deck of Family Rule Cards.
GIANT Deck of E-Cards: Family Rule Cards
Each card features an original research-backed phone rule designed by kids and families.
Step #2: Choose which rules make sense for your family.
You may download and print, choose the ones that you’d like to bring to your family, and perhaps place them on your fridge or your kitchen table as reminders! You can even use these cards to spark conversations with your family members.
Step #3: Add these rules to your Family Phone Pact.
Bonus Resources
Check out the following research-backed resources from Boston University, Common Sense Media, and Sesame Workshop to learn more about setting healthy boundaries and rules around technology, media, and phone use.
Building Healthy Habits Around Media Together
by Sesame Workshop
Cellphones and Devices: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers
by Common Sense Media
The 5 M’s of Digital Wellness
by Boston Children’s Digital Wellness Lab
The Family Tech Cycle: Navigating Screens, Devices, and Social Media
by Joan Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop
Bonus! Add YOUR rule ideas to the card deck!
Do you have a phone rule that your family follows and want to add it to the deck? You can! This publication is a work-in-progress and has so much more to grow. We are accepting new submissions in any of the rule categories. To add your rule to the deck:
⬇️ Download and print a Mission Sheet for free.
✏️ Complete both sides.
📸 Take a photo or scan and upload it into the GIANT Remix app (no account required).
👀 Look out for an email from us with a draft of your card! Then, we’ll officially publish it on this page.
Mission Sheets
Download and print a Mission Sheet. You can submit as many as you’d like.
Word Bank
Get ideas and inspiration as you fill out your Mission Sheet.