{"id":2218,"date":"2023-05-16T03:49:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T03:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aldiatodayusa.com\/?p=2218"},"modified":"2023-05-16T03:49:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T03:49:22","slug":"family-technology-use-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aldiatoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/16\/family-technology-use-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Family technology use contract"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>By Renee Ruffin-Price<br>For AL DIA TODAY<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So that our grandchildren will know that the guidelines we have talked about regarding their use of cell phones, laptops, tablets, and the internet are a serious matter, we are using a family contract as a written tool that we will all sign. The <strong>cyberbullying.org<\/strong>&nbsp; website provides a free contract example that can be used for electronic devices. Below are a few of the topics noted within the contract: <strong>Child Expectations<\/strong>&nbsp; I understand that using electronic devices and the Internet is a privilege and not a right and that it is subject to the following rules: &nbsp;1. I will not send hurtful, harassing, or threatening texts or inappropriate photos and videos, or make such posts on social media, gaming networks, or elsewhere online. &nbsp;2. I will respect the privacy of others&nbsp; 3. I will not download anything without parental permission&nbsp; 4. I will never agree to meet an online friend in person without parental permission&nbsp; 5. I will not take or send a picture or video of someone else without their permission&nbsp; <strong>Parent Expectations&nbsp; <\/strong>1. I will listen calmly. If my child comes to me with a problem related to online experiences, I promise not to get angry but to do my best to help my child resolve the situation. &nbsp;2. I will set reasonable rules and expectations for Internet usage. I will establish appropriate consequences for lapses in judgment on the part of my child. &nbsp;3. I will be reasonable with consequences for violations of this contract.&nbsp; This link will take you to the actual contract example:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cyberbullying.org\/technology-use-contract-2014.pdf\">https:\/\/cyberbullying.org\/technology-use-contract-2014.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Article submitted on May 1, 2023, to Al Dia Today Newspaper for the May issue, by Renee\u2019 Ruffin-Price, Community Advocate for Children<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>By Renee Ruffin-PriceFor AL DIA TODAY So that our grandchildren will know that the guidelines we have talked about regarding their use of cell phones, laptops, tablets, and the internet are a serious matter, we <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aldiatoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/16\/family-technology-use-contract\/\" title=\"Family technology use contract\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2218","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-editorial"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/aldiatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/aldiacontact2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aldiatoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aldiatoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aldiatoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aldiatoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aldiatoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aldiatoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aldiatoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aldiatoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aldiatoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aldiatoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}