Four Norms
ActiveJonathan Haidt's four foundational norms for a phone-free childhood.
What Four Norms protects
Based on The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, the Four Norms represent a research-backed framework for protecting children from the harms of smartphone-based childhood. Families following this standard can use Phosra to translate these norms into enforceable rules across every connected platform — turning a social pledge into verified, cross-platform protection.
Adopt this movement
Add this movement to your child's profile. Phosra automatically enforces every rule across each connected platform.
Get started free→Four Norms rules, mapped to the Phosra API.
Enforce rules individually or adopt the whole movement in one call. These are the same OCSS rule categories the open standard defines — Phosra carries them to every surface.
Four Norms
Adopt entire movement
Enforce all 4 rules from Four Norms across every connected platform with a single API call.
curl -X POST https://api.phosra.com/v1/enforcement/movements \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"child_id": "ch_emma_01",
"movement_id": "four-norms",
"enforce_all_rules": true
}'
No social media
Social Media Age Gate
social_media_min_ageBlocks social media account access until the child reaches the minimum age.
curl -X POST https://api.phosra.com/v1/rules \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"child_id": "ch_emma_01",
"rule_category": "social_media_min_age",
"value": "Until age 16",
"platforms": [
"*"
],
"max_age": 16
}'
No smartphones
Account Creation Control
privacy_account_creationPrevents new account sign-ups on restricted platforms.
curl -X POST https://api.phosra.com/v1/rules \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"child_id": "ch_emma_01",
"rule_category": "privacy_account_creation",
"value": "Until age 14",
"platforms": [
"*"
],
"max_age": 14
}'
Phone-free schools
Scheduled Access Windows
time_scheduled_hoursRestricts device or app access to approved time windows.
curl -X POST https://api.phosra.com/v1/rules \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"child_id": "ch_emma_01",
"rule_category": "time_scheduled_hours",
"value": "School hours blocked",
"platforms": [
"*"
]
}'
More outdoor play
Daily Screen Time Limit
time_daily_limitCaps total daily screen time across all connected platforms.
curl -X POST https://api.phosra.com/v1/rules \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"child_id": "ch_emma_01",
"rule_category": "time_daily_limit",
"value": "120 min/day minimum",
"platforms": [
"*"
]
}'
Every rule, enforced on adoption.
When adopted, these rules are automatically enforced across all connected platforms — no manual configuration.
No social media
Until age 16
until age 16
No smartphones
Until age 14
until age 14
Phone-free schools
School hours blocked
More outdoor play
120 min/day minimum
Ready to protect your family?
Adopt Four Norms and let Phosra enforce it across every device and platform automatically — the pledge, turned into protection.