Family Tech Roundtable
A judgment-free 30-minute conversation. Print it, gather everyone, and plan tech help together.
How to run it
- 1.Pick a calm 30 minutes — no rushed dinners, no holidays.
- 2.Pass the prompts around. Everyone answers each one — kids included.
- 3.Listen. Do not fix anything yet. Just listen.
- 4.At the end, pick one or two action steps from the list. Decide who does what.
Conversation prompts
What feels hardest about your phone right now?
Lets parents say it out loud without feeling judged.
What is one thing you wish your phone did better?
Often surfaces a single fix that helps every day.
When you get a strange call or text, what do you do?
Reveals scam-defense gaps before they cost money.
If something happened to me, who would know my passwords?
Open the door to building a tech-emergency plan together.
Who do you call first when tech goes wrong — and is that working?
Names a "tech buddy" or shows the support gap.
What do you wish I would stop doing on my phone when we are together?
Two-way street. Fair to ask everyone.
Action ideas to pick from
- •Pick one "tech buddy" — the family member who answers tech questions first.
- •Set a regular tech check-in (15 min once a month, even by phone).
- •Make sure two people know how to unlock the phone and access the password manager.
- •Walk through the Scam Message Decoder together so everyone knows the warning signs.
- •Add an in-case-of-emergency contact to the lock screen.
Family Tech Roundtable
A 30-minute, judgment-free conversation. Pass these prompts around — everyone answers each one.
Conversation prompts
1. What feels hardest about your phone right now?
Lets parents say it out loud without feeling judged.
2. What is one thing you wish your phone did better?
Often surfaces a single fix that helps every day.
3. When you get a strange call or text, what do you do?
Reveals scam-defense gaps before they cost money.
4. If something happened to me, who would know my passwords?
Open the door to building a tech-emergency plan together.
5. Who do you call first when tech goes wrong — and is that working?
Names a "tech buddy" or shows the support gap.
6. What do you wish I would stop doing on my phone when we are together?
Two-way street. Fair to ask everyone.
Pick one or two action steps
- Pick one "tech buddy" — the family member who answers tech questions first.
- Set a regular tech check-in (15 min once a month, even by phone).
- Make sure two people know how to unlock the phone and access the password manager.
- Walk through the Scam Message Decoder together so everyone knows the warning signs.
- Add an in-case-of-emergency contact to the lock screen.
Who does what
| Action | Who | By when |
|---|---|---|