Write a Teen Phone Contract That Sets Limits Without Starting a Cold War

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Write a Teen Phone Contract That Sets Limits Without Starting a Cold War

Also useful for: Chief of Staff, Clinical Psychologists, Counselors, Engineers, Landscapers, Parents, Program Managers, Project Managers, Psychiatrists, Speech-Language Pathologists

30 min Intermediate Boundaries Set a Boundary Difficult Conversation

Make rules about sleep, school, privacy, and money explicit before the phone is already glued to their hand.

We'll use them to write your prompt.

Make Your Play

Give us the situation. We’ll build the prompt.

Teens push back on vibes, not clarity.

Your answers save as you type.

What you'll do

This is the plan inside your prompt. Add your details first. Then follow these steps with ChatGPT or Claude.

01 Sort rules by category Scattered rules feel like surveillance.
02 Write the consequence ladder Surprises erode trust.
03 Draft the contract page One page they can read.
04 Plan the signing talk Collaboration lowers sneakiness.

Use this when

New phone, social media request, grades dropped, or midnight texting showed up on the bill.

You'll need

  • Teen context
  • Parent non-negotiables
  • Privileges they want
  • Consequence comfort

Fill these in the prompt workspace.

You'll get

  • A a one-page contract, consequences ladder, and family meeting opener you can use without rewriting it from scratch.

By the end of this playbook

You will have:

  • A a one-page contract, consequences ladder, and family meeting opener you can use without rewriting it from scratch.

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