Welcome to Your Family's Journey
This kit contains everything you need to bring your family together around the Choose90 mission: choosing 90% positive content, building real connections, and reclaiming time from screens.
No judgment. No perfection. Just progress. Every family is different. Use what works for yours.
📋 What's in This Kit
- Family Pledge Poster - A visual reminder for your home
- Tech-Free Zone Signs - Designate sacred spaces
- Activity Cards - 50+ screen-free activities
- Progress Tracking Chart - Celebrate wins together
- Family Meeting Guide - Structure for weekly check-ins
- Conversation Starters - Questions that build connection
🏠 Step 1: The Family Pledge
Start with a family meeting. Explain Choose90 in age-appropriate terms:
For Younger Kids (5-10):
"We're going to choose to see the good things in the world, just like we choose to be kind. We'll spend less time on screens and more time together."
For Tweens/Teens (11-17):
"We're committing to be 90% positive in what we post and consume. We're not perfect, but we're choosing to focus on the good. We'll also create tech-free zones and times to connect in real life."
Family Pledge Template:
We, the [Family Name], pledge to:
- Choose 90% positive content in what we post and share
- Create tech-free zones: [dining room, bedrooms, etc.]
- Spend [X] hours per week doing activities together
- Have weekly family meetings to check in and celebrate
- Support each other when we have bad days (because we're human)
- Focus on connection, not perfection
Signed: _________________________
Date: _________________________
🚫 Step 2: Create Tech-Free Zones
Designate specific spaces and times where screens are not allowed. Print and post these signs:
Tech-Free Zone Sign (Print & Post)
📵 TECH-FREE ZONE
This is a space for connection, conversation, and presence.
Choose90 Family
Suggested Zones:
- Dining Room/Kitchen Table - Meals are sacred connection time
- Bedrooms - Sleep and rest without screens
- Family Room (Evenings 7-9pm) - Designated family time
- Car (During School Drop-off/Pick-up) - Conversation time
🎮 Step 3: Activity Cards
Cut these out, put them in a jar, and pull one when someone says "I'm bored":
50+ Screen-Free Activities
At Home:
- Cook a meal together
- Build a fort
- Write letters to family
- Create a family scrapbook
- Have a dance party
- Play board games
- Do a puzzle
- Read aloud together
- Garden or plant seeds
- Make art together
- Write a family story
- Practice gratitude
Outdoors:
- Go for a walk
- Visit a park
- Have a picnic
- Play catch
- Go on a nature scavenger hunt
- Ride bikes
- Visit a library
- Explore a new neighborhood
- Volunteer together
- Visit a farmer's market
- Go stargazing
- Have a water balloon fight
📊 Step 4: Progress Tracking
Celebrate wins together. Use this chart to track your family's progress:
Weekly Family Progress Chart
| Week |
Tech-Free Meals |
Family Activities |
Positive Posts |
Wins! |
| Week 1 | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ |
| Week 2 | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ |
| Week 3 | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ |
| Week 4 | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ |
💬 Step 5: Weekly Family Meetings
Set aside 30 minutes each week to check in. Use this structure:
Family Meeting Agenda
- Gratitude Round (5 min) - Each person shares one thing they're grateful for
- Week Review (10 min) - What went well? What was hard?
- Celebrate Wins (5 min) - Acknowledge progress, no matter how small
- Next Week Goals (5 min) - What do we want to try this week?
- Activity Planning (5 min) - Pick one family activity for the week
Conversation Starters for Meetings:
- "What's one positive thing you saw or experienced this week?"
- "When did you feel most connected to our family this week?"
- "What's one thing you'd like to do together next week?"
- "How can we support each other better?"
💡 Tips for Success
- Start small. Don't try to change everything at once. Pick one tech-free zone or one family activity to start.
- Model the behavior. Kids learn by watching. Put your phone away during meals.
- No judgment. If someone has a bad day and posts something negative, that's human. Talk about it, don't shame.
- Celebrate progress, not perfection. Every small step counts.
- Make it fun. This isn't punishment. It's about connection and joy.
- Be flexible. What works for one family might not work for yours. Adapt as needed.
🆘 When It Gets Hard
Change is hard. Here's how to handle resistance:
- Listen to concerns. Why is someone resistant? Address the real concern.
- Compromise. Maybe phones are allowed during family time, but only for taking photos together.
- Lead with connection, not rules. Focus on "let's do this together" not "you can't do that."
- Remember the why. We're doing this to build connection and choose positivity, not to be perfect.
Ready to Start?
Print this guide, gather your family, and take the pledge together.
Remember: Progress, not perfection. Connection, not control.