The mass migration of childhood into the virtual world has disrupted social and neurological development.
This disruption includes social anxiety, sleep deprivation, attention fragmentation, and addiction. Alarmed by the rates of anxiety and depression in adolescents, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt wrote The Anxious Generation. The book explores these growing phenomena and attributes them to the transition from a play-based childhood to a phone-based childhood.
Parental Controls Information
Take control of your child's screen time and online activities with the helpful resources below. Together, we can create healthier digital habits for our kids!
Is your teen ready for a personal device? Free download!
This “Am I Ready?” self-evaluation will help you to delay and help save your kids from the smartphone.
You'll be relieved to have these questions handy as your kids grow and mature from child to teen. Confidence comes with having a plan in place!
Discovery, Outside.
An Outside Play Tool for Early Childhood Educators
Teen suicide has risen dramatically over the past decade.
SMVLC, an organization that is focusing on the damaging effects social media can have on some of our lives. We recently have been featured on major publications and media outlets like ABC News and 60 Minutes!
Use this link to access a guide about lawsuits against Meta (Facebook and Instagram) for the harm they cause users.