Before you hand it over
- ☐ Screen lock set, and you know the code.
- ☐ iPhone Screen Time or Google Family Link turned on, with a passcode only you know.
- ☐ App downloads and purchases need your approval.
- ☐ Content limits set to match your child’s age.
- ☐ Downtime set for bedtime.
- ☐ Location sharing agreed, and your child knows how it works.
- ☐ Contacts added: parents, family, emergency numbers.
Talk about these
- ☐ “You won’t be in trouble for telling me if something online goes wrong.”
- ☐ Only add friends you know in real life.
- ☐ Never share passwords, codes, your address or private photos.
- ☐ Free game money and prize messages are scams.
- ☐ The phone charges outside the bedroom at night.
Our phone rules
1. ______________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________
Child signature: ______________ Parent signature: ______________
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