Set screen-time rules the whole family agrees on
A family media plan with clear limits, tech-free zones, and rules for each child, including the adults.
The prompt
Help me create a family screen-time plan we can actually stick to.
Kids and ages: [DETAILS]
Devices and apps they use: [phones, tablets, consoles, social media, YouTube, etc.]
Current daily use (rough): [HOURS PER CHILD]
What worries me: [e.g. "sleep", "fights when turning off", "homework", "content", "social media"]
What screens do well for us: [e.g. "calling grandparents", "school", "shared movie night"]
Rules for adults too? [yes / no]
Give me:
1. A family media plan as a table: Child | Weekday limit | Weekend limit | Allowed content/apps | Where devices live at night.
2. Tech-free times and zones (meals, bedrooms, the hour before bed) that fit our routine.
3. How to handle turn-off time: warnings, timers, and phrases that reduce meltdowns.
4. What is earned, what is automatic, and what happens when rules are broken, kept proportionate.
5. A short list of parental-control settings to look for on our devices (general, not tied to one brand), and a reminder that controls don't replace conversation.
6. A script for a family meeting to introduce the plan and let kids suggest one rule.
Base limits on general pediatric guidance and note it is a starting point to adjust, not a fixed rule.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- DETAILS
- phones, tablets, consoles, social media, YouTube, etc.
- HOURS PER CHILD
- e.g. "calling grandparents", "school", "shared movie night"
- yes / no
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Few-Shot structure (Few-shot prompting). A few-shot prompt includes one or more worked examples of the input and the output you want, so the model can copy the pattern instead of guessing it.
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