The Heart of Parenting in the Digital Age

Parents should allow their children to sleep with their phone/device.

• AGREE

• DISAGREE

Parents should have FULL ACCESS to the phone/device that they have given their child.

• AGREE

• DISAGREE

Does your child get anxious or aggressive to you if you talk about handing over the phone/device, or if you request to see their phone?

• YES

• NO

Who “calls the shots” with the phone/device you grant your child the privilege of using?

• MY CHILD

• I, THE PARENT

Parents should know how to BLOCK unwanted/inappropriate content from their child’s phone/device?

• DISAGREE

• AGREE

Do you MONITOR your child’s device/social media use such that you can see what they see?

• NO

• YES

Do you effectively LIMIT the amount of time your child uses a screen?

• YES

• NO

Does your child understand that their screen is a PRIVILEGE and NOT a RIGHT?

• NO

• YES

If you told your child in a firm voice that s/he had to hand over their phone or they would lose their privilege, how would your child respond?

• Walk away with phone in hand.

• Replies, “No way!”

• Threaten you.

• Hands the phone over.

Do you believe your child is using their phone/device SAFELY, RESPONSIBLY and RESPECTFULLY?

• NO

• YES