✨ Digital Balance Blueprint Goodies!

Interactive and printable tools to help your family find digital balance. Edit the fields and they'll save automatically!


πŸ“± App Visa Application πŸ›‚

Application for New Digital Experience

App/Game Name:
Applicant (Child's Name):
Date of Application:
🎁 What gift does this app give you?
⚠️ What risks could it bring to our family?
PARENTAL
REVIEW

πŸ“œ Our Family Tech Agreement πŸ’–

A Promise to Each Other for a Happy, Healthy Digital Life

We agree to follow these rules to make sure technology serves our family, not the other way around. We created these together on [Enter Date].

Core Principles:

Our Custom Rule:

Parent Signature
Child Signature

⛑️ Emergency Red Flags Toolkit 🚩

Print & Tape Inside Router Box!

If you see these red flags, pause all boundary conversations. The priority is safety. It's time to call for professional backup.

  • Chronic sleep of less than 6 hours per night
  • Refusing to go to school, paired with withdrawing or over-engaging online
  • Any searches, memes, or talk related to self-harm or suicide
  • Gaming or scrolling through meals, showers, and other basic needs

Our Professional Backup Team:

Pediatrician's Number:
Therapist's Number:
School Counselor's Email:
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or Text 988


πŸ§˜β€β™€οΈ Parent's Guilt & Anxiety Reframe Tool ❀️

A Tool to Practice Self-Compassion

Parenting in the digital age is hard. When you feel guilt or anxiety, use this tool to catch the harsh thought and replace it with a kinder, more balanced one.

Example Harsh Thought:

"I'm a bad parent because I let them have 3 hours of screen time yesterday."

Example Compassionate Reframe:

"Yesterday was a tough day. Today is a new day, and I can guide us back to our normal rhythm. I'm doing the best I can."

Your Turn to Practice:

My Harsh Thought:

My Compassionate Reframe: