Families and Tech

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

Better 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…

Free 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.

Look Up! Fontaine the Pigeon Starts a Revolution - Children’s Book

The book aims to start a conversation about screen use with children and comedically remind the adults in their lives to put their phones in their pockets.

Screens Away, Time to Play! - Children’s Book

An award-winning children’s book inspiring screen-free activities and sparking conversations about screen time limits. By Kailan Carr.

ScreenStrong Kids' Brains & Screens

Kids’ Brains & Screens: Home Edition is a family-friendly book that helps parents and kids understand how screen time affects brain health, behavior, and emotional well-being.

The Amazing Generation

A book to empower kids (9-12+) to rethink their screen habits. By Jonathan Haidt & Catherine Price, illustrated by Cynthia Yuan Cheng

The Opt-Out Family

How to Give Your Kids What Technology Can't By Erin Loechner

The Screentime Solution - Emily Cherkin

Emily asks the fundamental questions that every family is grappling with: What is technology’s role in the modern world, and how does it impact mental health, education, and development?  How…

The Super Brain Adventure - Book + Activity Book (ScreenStrong)

The Super Brain Adventure Bundle pairs an engaging storybook with a hands-on activity book to help kids learn how their brains work and build healthy, screen-smart habits—through reading, play, and creativity.

Lost Generation | Youth-led documentary about Social Media

LOST GENERATION is a compelling youth-led documentary examining the impact of social media on young people. (14 mins)

Grow Now ADHD

Led by Michael McLeod, GrowNOW ADHD is a great resource on the impact of screens on ADHD

Screen Sense

Screen Sense advocates for healthy tech use among young people through its resources and recommendations to families and schools.

Tech-Safe Learning Coalition

The Tech-Safe Learning Coalition’s mission is to bring together like-minded organizations and individuals who share one, unifying goal: to keep our children safe from the digital dangers of school-issued tech.

The Screentime Consultant - Emily Cherkin

Emily Cherkin empowers families and schools to prioritize relationships, skills, and safety before screens with her tech-intentional™ approach.

After Babel Substack by Jonathan Haidt et al

A collection of articles, research and thought-provoking pieces, with new material regularly.

An Alarming Threat to Our Kids, AI Chatbots - Laura Marquez Garrett, Scrolling 2 Death

Laura Marquez Garrett, attorney with the Social Media Victims law center, joins Nicki Petrossi to discuss the emergence of a new tech harms to children, AI chatbots.

Family IT Guy - Learn + Protect Protect Your Kids From Online Dangers

Ben Gillenwater - a 30-year cybersecurity expert and dad on a mission to help families navigate the digital world safely.

GenFree: Unplugging 2 Connect Podcast, by Kathleen Barlow

From SFCxUS CoFounder and Swimming UpScreen Founder Kathleen Barlow - hosts guests to talk about concerns, wins and challenges.

Healthy Screen Habits Podcast with Hillary Wilkinson

Parenting is hard Technology can make it tricky. This podcast helps bring these areas together to help all families.

ScreenStrong Families Podcast

Scrolling 2 Death

Scrolling 2 Death is a podcast for parents who are worried about social media.