Make four decisions
Go through the four prompts in order. Skip anything your family does not use.
A family meeting you can finish tonight
Use the 31-page workbook to make four decisions and write down the house rules. Then finish the Apple or Google settings while everyone is still at the table.
The download includes a workbook, a 5 × 7 fridge card, and a 219-page reference.
The plan for tonight
The Evening includes a 90-minute agenda and a 20-minute fallback. Both end with a signed set of rules and the settings to match.
Go through the four prompts in order. Skip anything your family does not use.
Rules are already written for ages 6–9, 10–12, 13–15, and 16–18. Edit the one you need.
Follow the Apple Screen Time or Google Family Link checklist.
Write down who to call. Sign the agreement, then put the card on the fridge.
What you get
The 31-page workbook handles tonight’s meeting. The full edition answers the questions that can wait.
The four decisions, two versions of the meeting, rules for each age band, a who-to-call page, and the Apple and Google settings checklists.
A separate fillable 5 × 7-inch page with the house rules, code word, review date, and phone numbers.
The 219-page reference has twelve risk cards, four age-band chapters, thirteen settings checklists, ten conversation scripts, and a six-scenario incident playbook.
Four age bands
Each age band comes with its own draft. Cross out what does not fit and write in what does.
Short rules with a clear point at which an adult steps in.
Rules for schoolwork and making things, plus when to ask first.
More independence, with limits on sharing and a requirement to disclose AI use.
Rules built around adult judgment and owning the result.
I build AI systems for companies. I also have three kids. Fill in what applies and skip the rest.
AI already shows up in schoolwork and on kids’ phones. This plan gives you a place to write down what your family will do about it.
Matt West, author of The Family AI Plan
Before you buy
No. Every file works on a phone or laptop, and the workbooks are fillable. If you do print, the plan uses standard Letter paper; the fridge card is sized 5 × 7 inches.
No. The plan includes pre-filled rule sets for ages 6–9, 10–12, 13–15, and 16–18, plus deeper chapters for all four age bands in the full edition.
Use the short path in “The Evening.” It is designed to get the essential decisions made without running the full 90-minute family meeting.
The evening workbook includes checklists for Apple Screen Time and Google Family Link. The full edition includes thirteen settings checklists and a watch page.
Email within 30 days and I will refund it.
The download includes The Evening, the fridge card, the 219-page full edition, and any updates published while your plan is active.