The mission is bigger than one website. These are the organizations, tools, and readings we trust — the people doing the same work from a different angle. If you run an organization that belongs here, tell us.
Organizations we recommend
Wait Until 8th — the parent movement to delay smartphones until at least eighth grade. More than 155,000 parents have pledged.
Screenagers — the documentary about growing up in the digital age, with a large Resource Library of aligned organizations, books, and tools.
ScreenStrong — “Screens can wait. Childhood can’t.” Courses, a blog, and a weekly podcast for families rethinking screens.
Screen Sanity — a nonprofit equipping parents to raise happy, healthy kids in a digital world, with trainings and a Smartphone Toolkit.
Healthy Screen Habits — research, resources, and a free Family Technology Plan to help families make informed screen-time decisions.
DopaMind — a nonprofit teaching kids and caregivers brain-healthy tech habits, with zero-judgment framing.
Protect Young Eyes — guidance on age-appropriate tech, parental controls, and family digital culture.
Smartphone Free Childhood (US) — the parent-led movement to delay smartphones and social media, with a US chapter of volunteer parent advocates.
Let Grow — promoting childhood independence and free play, with school programs and family resources.
1000 Hours Outside — the movement to match kids’ annual screen time with 1,000 hours outdoors.
Fairplay — the leading nonprofit fighting commercialized, screen-obsessed childhood, home of Screen-Free Week.
Center for Humane Technology — the “Take Control” page lists outside resources and apps for creating tech-free spaces.
The Anxious Generation — Jonathan Haidt’s movement on the phone-based childhood, with a parent-resources listing.
Raising Digital Minds — a digital-parenting blog on screen-time balance and raising kids in a connected world.
Tools
AAP Family Media Plan — the American Academy of Pediatrics’ tool for building your family’s screen rules together.
The AAP’s 5 Cs of Media Use — Child, Content, Calm, Crowding Out, Communication: the framework behind the AAP’s 2026 guidance.
Reading and watching
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt — the book that mainstreamed the conversation about the phone-based childhood.
Screenagers — the documentary film about growing up in the digital age, and a good one to watch as a family.
From Your Phone Can Wait
Our own articles on the moments that matter: phone-free family dinner, phone-free bedtime, phone-free car rides, screen-free zones at home, family dinner conversation starters, parental phubbing, how to make a family media plan, and one phone-free weekend. Start with our manifesto, or read why these moments matter.