General Resources

Grow Now ADHD - The Executive Function Playbook - Mike McLeod

ADHD and Executive Function Specialist Mike McLeod delivers an evidence-based, effective toolkit for parents, teachers, therapists, school personnel + superintendents who work with and care for youth with ADHD.

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.

Reader, Come Home - MaryAnne Wolf

MaryAnne describe her concerns and her hopes about what is happening to the reading brain as it unavoidably changes to adapt to digital mediums.

Screen Schooled - Joe Clement, Matt Miles

Veteran teachers Joe Clement and Matt Miles show how screen-use at home and school has created a wide range of cognitive and social deficits in our young people.

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 Digital Delusion - Jared Cooney Horvath

Neuroscientist and educator Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath reveals why digital tools in school consistently undermine learning -- and what parents, teachers, and schools can do to push back with purpose.

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)

appstinence - organization by Gen Z for Gen Z

Founded by Gen Z members, appstince directs their messaging at Gen Z and Gen Alpha and asks: Did you know that you don’t need addictive technology? Great resource by young…

Becca Schmill Foundation

Named for her daughter Becca Schmill who was lost to social media harms, Deb Schmill leads this foundation to advocate for safer online spaces. Becca Schmill Foundation partners with SFCxUS…

EdTech Law Center

The EdTech Law Center is a great resource for legal information around EdTech and devices. Attorney Andy Liddell is on the advisory board at SFCxUS.

Emily Cherkin - The Screentime Consultant

Emily Cherkin M.Ed. - The Screentime Consultant empowers families and schools to prioritize relationships, skills, and safety with her tech-intentional™ approach.

Everyschool

Everyschool was founded by two moms who started a movement in their own school District to share EdTech research. Their EdTech triangle is a great resource to share in your…

Fairplay 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.

Four Norms

An action platform that gives you the step-by-step guides, templates, and collective power to shift kids' tech norms where you live.

Grow Now ADHD

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

Heat Initiative

Heat Initiative focuses on direct action to hold tech companies accountable for harmful practices towards young people.

Phone-Free Schools Movement

The Phone-Free Schools Movement has long been advocating for bell-to-bell phone-free school policies. Ambassador and Administrator toolkits have supported implementation country-wide.

Screen Time Action Network at Fairplay

The Screen Time Action Network at Fairplay is a coalition of practitioners, educators, advocates, and parents working to promote a healthy childhood by reducing the amount of time kids spend…

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 Ed Tech Law Center

Julie and Andy Liddell co-founded the Ed Tech Law Center to work to protect students, parents, teachers, and schools from the exploitative practices of the EdTech industry.

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.

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.