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A family contract before the big decision

Parents create step-by-step acknowledgement contracts for kids — watch videos, agree to costs, make commitments — before a big decision like getting a pet or an instrument.

What Family Contract does

Before the puppy arrives, there is a conversation about who walks it at six in the morning. This app turns that conversation into a contract with steps the kid works through: watch this, understand this cost, commit to this.

Each step is acknowledged in order. When the contract is complete, everyone has agreed to the same thing, in writing, before the decision is made.

How it works

  • Parents create step-by-step contracts.
  • Steps can be videos to watch, costs to agree to, or commitments to make.
  • Kids acknowledge each step in order.
  • A record of what was agreed, for the first time the rule is tested.

Who it's for

Parents about to say yes to a pet, a phone, or an instrument.

At a glance

Who can use it
Adults and kids
Where it works
Your household hub and shared Spaces
Price
Included with every household plan, with no per-app charge

Works well with

Guides that use Family Contract

Part of the library

Family Contract is one of the apps in the Chickadee Bandit library. Every household starts nearly empty and installs only what it uses; there is no per-app charge. Your data lives in your household's own private, encrypted database, with no ads and no data selling. Browse the Family apps or read the source on GitHub.

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