Early Childhood
Resources and research around screen use in early childhood.
10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World
How Parents Can Stop Smartphones, Social Media, and Gaming from Taking Over Their Children’s Lives By Dr. Jean M. Twenge
View resourceBetter Than Real Life: The Secret Science Addicting Kids to Screens—and How to Save Childhood
Better Than Real Life reveals what is known to only a handful of tech elite: how Silicon Valley uses its secret science of persuasive design to shift childhood from the real world…
View resourceDefend Young Minds: Resources for Talking about Pornography
Multiple books for different ages/stages.
View resourceFree To Fly: The Secret To Fostering Independence In The Next Generation.
Nicole Runyon, LMSW, is a psychotherapist, parent coach, keynote speaker, and author of the bestselling book Free To Fly: The Secret To Fostering Independence In The Next Generation.
View resourceHold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers
By Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D and Gabor Maté, M.D
View resourceReset Your Child's Brain: End Meltdowns, Raise Grades & Boost Social Skills
Victoria L Dunckley, M.D., Integrative psychiatrist, author and screen time consultant
View resourceScreen Damage: The Dangers of Digital Media for Children
Michel Desmurget, Andrew Brown (Translated by)
View resourceWhose Raising the Kids? Big Tech, Big Business and the Lives of Children
by Dr. Susan Linn
View resourceWired Child: Reclaiming Childhood in a Digital Age
A practical guide to building your child’s bond with family and fostering school success amid the allure of digital screens
View resourceSFCxUS Book Club Discussion: Reset Your Child's Brain
A discussion with author Dr. Victoria Dunckley.
View resourceSFCxUS Book Club Discussion: The Tech Exit with Clare Morrell
SFCxUS co-Founder Kathleen Barlow has an informal discussion with Clare Morrell about her book.
View resourceSFCxUS Netflix Adolescence Discussion w/ Nicole Runyon
Nicole Runyon, LMSW (@igenerationmentalhealth) helps us collectively process the show and shares strategies to reconnect with our kids, understand the importance of discomfort in child development, and how to set…
View resourceTEDxRainier: Dimitri Christakis - Media and Children
Dimitri Christakis is a pediatrician, parent, and researcher whose influential findings are helping identify optimal media exposure for children.
View resourceFairplay for Kids
For over 25 years, Fairplay has been the leading voice fighting to enhance children’s well-being by eliminating the exploitative and harmful business practices of marketers and Big Tech.
View resourceGlobal Alliance for Inspiring Non-Tech Infant Nurturing and Growth (GAINING!)
GAINING is a worldwide alliance of early life specialists, clinicians, researchers,etc dedicated to advancing world knowledge of what all babies need for optimal development and well-being.
View resourceProfessionals for Safer Screens
UK Resource with Health Education Resources
View resourceScreenStrong
ScreenStrong helps parents understand the science and identify solutions that address the problem at its core, empowering them to skip tox screens through adolescence.
View resourceHealthy Screen Habits Podcast - S14 Episode 3: Let’s Grow Brain P.O.W.E.R.!! with Kailan Carr & Katie Talarico
Early childhood experts Kailan Carr and Katie Talarico talk about their free parent and community resource: Let’s Grow Brain P.O.W.E.R.!
View resourceHealthy Screen Habits Podcast - S4 Episode 2: Smartphone Free Childhood Now! with Jodi Carreon
Jodi Carreon talks about Smartphone Free Childhood US and importance of delaying.
View resourceHealthy Screen Habits Podcast: S10 Episode 7: Opting Out- Giving Your Kids What Technology Can’t with Erin Loechner
Erin Loechner is a former social media influencer who walked away from a million fans to live a low-tech lifestyle and is now teaching others how to do the same.
View resourceScrolling 2 Death: The Corporate Takeover of Childhood (with Dr. Susan Linn)
Susan Linn discusses the harmful effects of marketing to children and the overuse of technology in their lives
View resourceEffects of Excessive Screen Time on Child Development: An Updated Review and Strategies for Management
2023 Jun 18;15(6):e40608. doi: 10.7759/cureus.40608
View resourceHeavy electronic media use in late childhood linked to lower academic performance
A new study of 8- to 11-year olds reveals an association between heavy television use and poorer reading performance.
View resourceHooked From Birth - Report from Fairplay
Promoting Structural Change and Avoiding Parental Shame in the Battle to Reduce Early Childhood Screen Time
View resourceScreen Aware Early Childhood Tool-Kit (Fairplay For Kids)
The Action Kit for research-based education and advocacy materials - easy to use and distribute.
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