Suggestions for a family technology policy

Online ONLY in communal spaces

1. •    No connected computers, including laptops using wireless, in bedrooms
   

All computer use may be monitored

Limit screen time (quantity and time-of-day)

1. •    For ALL types of screens – TV, computer, IM, cell phone, games, iPod
   

Have rules for what must be completed before screen time

Devices downstairs at bedtime – nothing in their room

Allow Internet access only when parents are home

Only communicate (e-mail, IM, TXT) with people you already know (in real life)

Parents have a list of all accounts you use and all passwords

Discuss list of sites they are allowed to visit