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Free guides, printables and quizzes for families with kids aged 9 to 14. Whether you’re thinking about a first phone, working out screen time, navigating games and apps or dealing with something that went wrong, this is a practical place to start.

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Christmas Device Study 2026: What’s in the Box?

What Australian parents told us about the devices they’re weighing up this Christmas, and what could make the handover easier.

Read the findingsGet the Borrowed Device Contract

  • 74%

    are considering a connected device for their child this Christmas.

  • 43.8%

    expect to work out the rules on the day their child receives it.

  • 72.4%

    would be likely to use a free tool to help prepare their child before the device arrives.

Designed and run by the Digital Readiness Lab.

Browse our free kit

Practical tools for the conversations, decisions and everyday moments that come with raising kids in a digital world.

  • Agreements

    The Borrowed Device Contract

    For the years before a device of their own, including the family iPad.

  • Communication

    Table Talk

    Weekly conversation prompts designed to stick on the fridge and keep the conversation going without the lecture.

  • Agreements

    My Crew

    A simple way to help kids think about who they can turn to when something feels wrong.

  • Daily Habits

    Real World Moves

    Small, practical challenges that help families build healthier digital habits together.

  • Daily Habits

    Our Phones Sleep Here

    A simple family agreement about where devices sleep at night.

  • When something goes wrong

    The First Ten Minutes

    What to do first if something upsetting or harmful happens online.

LiVELY Kids app on a tablet, with Chip the seagull. Coming January 2027.

A learner’s permit for the internet

LiVELY Kids gives children aged 9 to 14 somewhere to practise Digital Readiness before they have to use it for real.

Through interactive missions and everyday digital situations, kids practise things like working out what to trust, managing attention, making decisions and knowing when to ask for help.

LiVELY Kids is part of the wider LiVELY platform, which gives families free tools, resources and support to help build Digital Readiness over time. Coming January 2027.

Meet LiVELY for kids

Something upsetting or harmful happened?

Start with The First Ten Minutes. If your child needs someone to talk to, Kids Helpline is free, any time: 1800 55 1800.

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