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CHILDHOOD’S TOO SHORT TO BE SPENT ON A SMARTPHONE

We want to inspire and empower parents to make smartphone free childhoods a reality by sharing practical ideas and resources.

And supporting each other along the way.

Community Calls

  • Capitol building with text overlay "Intro to Phone-Free Schools Model Legislation & Advocacy Wednesdays 12 pm EST."

    Model Legislation Call - Noon

    Wednesdays - 12:00 PM EST

    On-going webinar to learn how to get involved in advocating for phone free schools in your state legislatures.

    REGISTER
  • SFCxUS April Book Club

    SFCxUS April Book Club

    April 30th - 8:30 PM EST

    Book club meeting to discuss “Hold On To Your Kids”. All are welcome to join the discussion, even if you haven’t had a chance to read the book.

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  • Block Party Planning

    Block Party Planning

    May 5th - 12:00 PM EST

    Join us for discussion with Block Party USA founder Vanessa Elias about how to host a block party and build community in your neighborhood this summer!

    Register

Link: The Resource Library

Planning a meeting about kids and phones for your PTO or local community? Want to speak to your school board about phone policies or EdTech? Don’t reinvent the wheel—check our resource library for reusable flyers, PowerPoint presentations, speech templates, and more!

Link: The Phone-Free Schools Database

We have created a list of schools that have adopted, or have publicly announced they plan to adopt, a phone-free learning environment for the upcoming school year.

To be included on the list a school must adopt a policy in which phones are not to be used for the entirety of the school day while on campus. Please click the link above to find out how to add your school to this list!

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Resources to create action in your home, schools, and community.

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Read more about the impact of smartphones on children.

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The latest articles and podcasts on this topic.

Parents Making an IMPACT

  • Cynthia, SFC Vermont, delivers copies of The Anxious Generation to her school’s administrative team.

    Cynthia, a mom of 2, ages (9, 12), recently sent her school’s administrative team a stack of Jonathan Haidt’s new book, “The Anxious Generation”. Using one of our templates, she sent a thoughtful and impactful letter along with the books and is hoping to make a difference!

  • Catarina, SFC Georgia, hosts a Childhood 2.0 viewing party in her local community.

    Catarina, a mom in Georgia, hosted a viewing of the movie Childhood 2.0. Immediately following, they participated in a discussion that included the documentary producers (via zoom). Dr. Free N. Hess joined their call to help shed light on the issues presented in the film.

  • Jodi, SFC California, speaks at her local school board meeting urging them to adopt phone free school policies

    Jodi, a mom of 2 boys (6yr, 10yr), from California spoke up at her local school's board meeting during the public comment section of the evening. She had 3 minutes and delivered a succinct speech that had board members and principals approaching her (and thanking her) afterwards. Her next steps are to provide the board with the research needed to build a case for "away for the day" policies at her 20K student district. Read her speech here.

  • Camile, SFC Virginia, is interviewed about her local group’s advocacy efforts.

    Camile is a member of Arlington Parents for Education, a parent group in Arlington, VA, that’s been advocating for the school district to implement an “away for the day” smartphone policy in the 24-25 school year. Camille was interviewed here about the group’s advocacy. 

A powerful 10-minute explainer that dives into how smartphones and social media are designed to keep kids hooked, the impossible position this puts parents in – and why collective action is the way forward.

Start here with a recap of Jonathan Haidt's new book, "The Anxious Generation"