Week 6 — Mama-ngunytju-lu palya nintipungkunytjaku / Modelling responsible tech habits
Pitj: Tjitji puḻka tjuṯa-lu nintiringu tjana mama-ngka, ngunytju-ngka — wiya rules-ngka. Mama phone-ngka karu-pa — “no phones at dinner” rule mulamula wiya kuṉpu. Mama watjala wiya “wiya kulini — let me check” — tjitji puḻka same wiya. Week-pa nyangatja mirror-pa — mama anu commit pulka also.
Eng: Teenagers learn tech habits mostly by watching the adults around them — not from rules. If a parent is on their phone at dinner, “no phones at dinner” won’t hold. If a parent never says “I don’t know — let me check,” neither will the teen. This week flips the lens: parents publicly commit to changes too.
Discussion
- Parent: nyaa tech habit nyuntu tjitji-ngka copy — nyuntu embarrassed? Tjitji — same question back.
- Last time — nyuntu nyaku-anu tjitji-ngka phone-pa wiya, present-pulka? Tjitji — same. Nyaa feeling?
- Walytja-ngka — using AI well — nyaa shape? Three concrete example — six weeks past.
- Walytja-ku tech relationship — five years — nyaa shape? Walk backwards: nyaa start-this-month?
- Six weeks — nyaa learned from each other — unexpected?
Activity / Palyani: “Mirror commitment + monthly check-in”
Part A — Mirror commitments. Each person writes three specific behaviours they’ll change, framed as things the other can see. Examples: - “I’ll leave my phone in the kitchen during dinner.” - “I’ll say out loud when I’m using AI to write something.” - “I’ll ask before posting a photo of you.” - “I won’t use my AI companion app on school nights.”
Exchange lists. Put them on the fridge.
Part B — Schedule the check-in. Recurring 30-minute family check-in on the calendar — monthly is realistic. Three questions each time: 1. What did AI help us with this month? 2. What did AI cost us this month? 3. Does our agreement still fit?
Parent resources
Reflection
“Mbu’esyry pulka nintiringu-ngku ngayuku ___. Tomorrow tjukurpa kutju different ngayulu palyani ___.” “The single most important thing I learned in this course was ___. The first thing I’ll do differently tomorrow is ___.”