{"id":"wri-par-screen-time-rules-teen","audience":"parents","category":"explaining","technique":"tone","title":"Explain new screen time rules to a teen without a lecture","free":false,"task":"You and your partner agreed on new phone rules for your 13-year-old. Text them in exactly 4 numbered rules, each under 12 words, then one line saying when you'll all review the rules together. Plain text, no lecture lines like 'studies show' or 'for your own good', and no emojis. Write a prompt that gets that text.","materialLabel":"Your notes from the parent talk (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"PHONE RULES - notes (me and Dev, for Nora, 13)\n\nAgreed:\n- School nights: phone goes on the kitchen charger at 9:30 pm. (I said 9, Dev said 10, we agreed 9:30.)\n- Weekends: charger at 11 pm.\n- No phones at dinner, for anyone (us too).\n- Homework first, then games and social apps on school days.\n- We review the rules together on Sunday, Dec 7 and see what's working.\n\nNot agreed yet:\n- Whether she can get TikTok.\n- Screen time limits per app.\n\nBackground:\n- Nora's grades slipped a bit this quarter (B- in science).\n- I read an article saying teens need 9 hours of sleep.\n- Nora asked for \"rules that apply to you guys too.\"","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Writing a lecture","why":"The AI writes paragraphs explaining why phones are bad for teens.","fix":"Set it: \"Exactly 4 numbered rules, each under 12 words.\"","checks":["numberedItems"]},{"title":"Using a number you didn't agree on","why":"Your notes show 9, 10 and 9:30. The AI may pick the wrong one.","fix":"Say it: \"School nights: kitchen charger at 9:30 pm.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"No review date","why":"The AI hands down rules with no sign they can change, which teens push back on.","fix":"Add: \"End with: we'll review these together Sunday, Dec 7.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Preachy extras","why":"AI adds \"studies show teens need 9 hours\" and mentions grades, plus a 😊.","fix":"Add: \"No lecture, no grades, no emojis. Skip TikTok and app limits. Plain text.\"","checks":["r2","plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Sets the number of rules","patterns":["\\b(4|four)\\b.{0,15}(rules|lines|numbered)","numbered"]},{"label":"Uses the agreed time","patterns":["9:30"]},{"label":"Adds the review date","patterns":["dec(ember)?\\s*7","review"]},{"label":"Bans lecturing","patterns":["lectur","studies show","preach","no (grades|sleep)"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"hint":"Teens hear rules better without the lecture. Give the AI the agreed rules, the review date and what to leave out.","rubricLabels":["The 4 rules are the agreed ones: phone on the kitchen charger at 9:30 pm on school nights (not 9 or 10), 11 pm on weekends, no phones at dinner for anyone, homework before games and social apps on school days","The last line says you'll review the rules together on Sunday, Dec 7","No lecture lines ('studies show', 'for your own good', sleep facts, grades), no undecided items (TikTok, per-app limits), and no emojis"]}