A Free Printable · Age 11

The First-Phone Family Agreement

Before you hand over the first phone, get everyone on the same page. A clear, fill-in agreement you and your kid both sign, so the rules are set together instead of fought over later.

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What is in the agreement

The first phone goes better when the rules are agreed on up front, in writing, by both of you. This is that document, plain and kid-readable.

Screen time and where the phone sleeps

When it is on, when it is away, and where it charges at night (not the bedroom).

What is okay to share, and what is not

Photos, personal info, and the "would I say this to their face" rule.

Group chats and being kind on a screen

How to handle drama, and when to just put it down.

Come to me, no matter what

The promise that they can bring you anything scary or weird with no punishment for telling.

Both sign it

A signature line for the kid and the grown-up. It is a two-way deal, not a list of orders.

Get the Free First-Phone Family Agreement

One printable agreement, built for the first-phone moment at eleven. Set the rules together, sign it together, and put it on the fridge. It is free, and it takes ten seconds to grab.

  • Clear, kid-readable rules you decide together
  • Signature lines for both of you
  • A short note for parents on how to use it without a fight

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The agreement is the start. The book is the whole thing.

Life Skills Every 11-Year-Old Should Know is the interactive book for parents and kids age 11 to build the real skills of the middle-school year together: a first phone, group chats, real and digital money, speaking up, big feelings, real friendships, and spotting what is fake.

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