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Guides, toolkits, advocacy tools, and age-based resources on healthy screen habits for parents, educators, and other professionals.
Kit for early childhood.
Tips for opting out of EdTech in the classroom.
Covers topics like managing screens in school and for teens.
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Resource library includes age-based ratings, reviews, and digital citizenship resources for families & schools.
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Jonathan Haidt’s bestselling book The Anxious Generation (TAG) sparked a global conversation that grew into TAG, a movement advancing four new norms to rewire childhood and roll back the phone-based childhood.
Articles
Guides
Community tools
Support for building a phone-free childhood.
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Documentary series (4 films), lesson plans, family tools, SEL resources, app recommendations, and screen contracts.
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On-demand courses + coaching on social media, video games, Apple controls, and more.
Approach centered on safety and realistic expectations.
Courses include:
Tweens & Tech
All About Apple
Video Games 101
Snapchat 101
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Resources for parents advocating against excessive EdTech in the classroom.
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Toolkits and community organizing resources for going phone-free.
Resources for:
Administrators
Parents
Advocates
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Toolkits, flyers, community calls, and a phone-free schools database.
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Tools to help kids build resilience, independence, and real-world skills.
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Nonprofit founded in 2015 by Chris McKenna to create safer digital spaces for children through education, consulting, and practical resources. Includes a detailed resource with Parental Controls for every digital device.
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Programs that help families prevent screen addiction (social media, video games, pornography, etc.) and prioritize healthy habits.
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Local movement in Marin County, CA, promoting slower smartphone adoption & in-person gatherings.
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Policy coalition advocating for legislation reducing smartphone use in schools. They are mobilizing and training state-based coalitions across the country to advocate for distraction-free schools.
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Parent pledge to delay smartphones until 8th grade.
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Youth Toolkit (free online textbook), resources, and the “Your Undivided Attention” podcast.
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Guidance to help families and communities build healthy developmental foundations.
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Education and resources to build resilience against hypersexualized media
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K–12 curriculum on spotting mis/disinformation and developing critical thinking.
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Tools to help families create healthy, connection-first tech rhythms. Frames technology as a tool – never as a replacement for human connection.
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Guides and templates for advocacy. Resources for parents wanting to learn how to opt out of ed tech apps and having AI in schools.
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Check it Out
US largest child protection agency. Here you will find many resources for support as well as the “Take it Down Act” (to remove nude images) and the Cyber Tipline - the centralized reporting system for the online exploitation of children.
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Partnership between the FBI and the public to provide a convenient reporting mechanism for crimes committed over the internet. It is used to report cyber-enabled crimes, frauds, and scams to the FBI. See NCMEC (previous resource) for resources specific to children under 18.
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Digital Defenders of Children is a nonprofit that builds technology to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation. They use technology, research, and partnerships to help identify victims, stop the spread of illegal content, and develop safety frameworks for online platforms and law enforcement.
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An advocacy group and collective working to hold tech companies accountable for ignoring child sexual abuse on their devices and platforms.
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A free 24/7 hotline for survivors of image-based abuse (1-844-878-2274) + legal resources.
Their Safety Center also maintains a list of experienced attorneys and individual state laws.
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Check it Out
StopNCII.org is a free tool designed to support adult victims of non-consensual intimate image abuse. Founded in 2015, the Revenge Porn Helpline (RPH) has successfully removed over 300,000 individual non-consensual intimate images from the internet. See NCMEC for assistance for those under age 18.
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On average, children ages 8-12 in the United States spend 4-6 hours a day watching or using screens. Teens spend up to 9 hours. American Academy of Pediatrics Feb. 2020.
About three-in-ten U.S. adults say they are ‘almost constantly’ online - Pew Research Center, March 2021
Adults 65+ watch the most TV @ 4+ hrs a day -Statista Sept 2, 2022.
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Six out of 10 adults are concerned about the influence technology has on their relationship with their children, and nearly one out of four wish they had more information about technology and parenting, but don’t know where to turn. Dr. David Schramm with Utah State University Extension
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Blue Light Issues have been found to:
suppress production of melatonin (hormone that controls your sleep/wake cycle).
keep your brain alert with notifications, chimes, calendar alerts and texts
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Childhood myopia (near sightedness) has doubled in the last 50 years – USC, January 22, 2016
Obesity/weight gain – study of teens found they are twice as likely to drink a sugary drink each day, to not get enough sleep or exercise and 43% more likely to be obese—compared with teens who spent less time with screen devices - Journal of Pediatrics March 1, 2017
Typical texting tilt - exerts a force on the spine of nearly 50 - 60 pounds
Research of children’s brains found:
kids 2+ hrs a day of screen time, score lower on language and thinking tests.
kids 7+ hrs a day show a thinning of the brain's cortex, which manages critical thinking and reasoning. National Institutes of Health Study – Apr 13, 2021