Be Device Wise Parent Pack

Be Device Wise Parent Packs

This Be Device Wise pack contains all the information that you need to learn about how device use is impacting your children, along with all the advice and information that you need to reduce device use effectively. The full 'Be Device Wise Reduction Programme' is included in this pack. This programme is delivered in schools to help children develop healthier device use behaviours.

Be Device Wise Pack Contents

Information Documents

1)        Be Device Wise Guide: A brief overview of Be Device Wise and insights into how devices can impact children and teenagers.

2)        The Device Reduction Programme: This is the flagship programme. This document contains steps to follow for reducing device use yourself, in children under 8 years of age, and in those aged over 8 years old.

3)        The Device Management Plan: This document outlines how to create a device management plan for your family/group.

Actions: Documents for Planning and Monitoring.

4)        Device Management Plan Ideas: This document has ideas that you can use to reduce device use in your home.

5)        Device Wise Journal: This journal is to help you monitor how you doing in reducing your screen time. There is a weeks worth of journal in the document, meaning your can save it a week at a time. I recommend you use this to keep a track of your thoughts, feelings and progress.

6)        Device Wise Log: This is a simple log that helps you to see how your screen time behaviours might be impacting your relationships, exercise and sleep.

7)        Thought record: You can use this to monitor your thoughts, feelings and behaviours to see how you feel at different times of the day when using, or when not using, your devices.

8)        Behaviour Monitoring Worksheet: Use this sheet to help you monitor how it feels to be away from your devices.  

Activity Suggestions

9)        52 Activities to do without a screen: This is as described.

10)  52 Ways of reducing your screen time: As described, some simple tips to help you reduce screen time.

11)  Mindfulness and Visualisation: If you enjoy mindfulness exercises, this is helpful guide through a specific device reduction mindfulness and visualisation process.

We hope that this back will help you to regain some of your real life back, away from the distraction of screens and devices.