Commitment to Mindful Connections:

Commitment to Mindful Connections Principles:

1. Above all, we shall not cause harm to youth and their families. We shall not participate in digital behaviors that cause emotional pain, are disrespectful, degrading, dangerous, intimidating, or exploitative of youth and families.

2. We shall take active measures to educate, mentor, and support youth as they navigate complexities that come with living in a digital world.

3. We will support youth in their emerging understandings of the moral and ethical responsibilities inherent in online and digital practices.

4. We shall embrace growth mindsets and the understanding that youth are emerging in their skills of participation in a digital community and that they need our guidance to make safe decisions online.

5. We shall support the right of youth and families to maintain privacy of their personal lives, interests, and activities.

6. We shall support youth in their growing understanding of conscientious habits of connectivity.

7. We shall honor that technology offers a meaningful space for youth to address developmental needs such as social connections and identity development, and we will support their efforts to safely engage in a digital world.

8. We will cultivate a community in which adults and youth take shared responsibility to honor, respect and protect one another’s sensitive information.