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Your family screen plan

Start with what matters to your family. Then add your children, and the planner works out a daily allowance for each one from Australia's national guidelines.

Built by a registered psychologist with 20 years in child and family services. General information, not clinical advice.

Children's names never leave this device. If you email yourself the plan, it's sent without names.

We've filled in example answers so you can see how it works. Change them to suit your family and your plan updates as you go.

1

Choose your family values

Pick 3 to 5 things that matter most to your family. Your plan's agreements are built from these.

2

Your household

Where do your children live?
Does a school laptop or tablet come home?
3

Your children

A first name or nickname is optional. It stays on this device and is never sent, even if you email yourself the plan.

Keep your plan

Tools that help your plan stick

Your phone or tablet already has free controls that can set daily limits and downtime to match your plan.

  • iPhone and iPad: Screen Time, in Settings, with Family Sharing.
  • Android: Google Family Link, a free app from Google.

Need more, across every device in the house? Qustodio is a paid parental control app that sets limits and filters content on phones, tablets and computers, with one dashboard for the whole family.

Look at Qustodio

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Allowances and sleep ranges come from the Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines. Social media information comes from the eSafety Commissioner. Last checked 22 October 2026.