Calling to order pizza is a classic American rite of passage that most kids today – due to smartphones and apps – have never experienced. But that’s about to change, starting in our hometown – Kansas City!  As part of Project Landline, we are partnering with Minsky’s Pizza and their 17 KC Metro restaurants to create Kids Call to Order Pizza Day. On Wednesday, April 22 from open to close, kids are encouraged to do

A recent study in the journal Pediatrics found that smartphone ownership in early adolescence was associated with depression, insufficient sleep and obesity. The good news? Thanks to product innovations, there ARE safer ways for kids to connect and delay the need for a smartphone. One of the newest ways will not only help your kid but is bound to give

Curious about what you get when you purchase a Screen Sanity Parent Night Kit? Check out our unboxing video below. Want to know more? Check out our blog titled “What to Expect: The Parent Night Kit” to learn more about what you can expect when you host a parent night. If you’re ready to bring

Driver’s Ed Approach to Technology  Ultimately, before your child flees the nest, you want them to be an independent, safe smartphone user who knows how to navigate the digital world in a healthy, responsible way.   But a smartphone is a lot like a car. It’s powerful and useful, but it requires maturity, training, and gradual responsibility. We don’t hand a child car keys and send them

At Screen Sanity, we spend a lot of time helping families navigate gaming meltdowns, dopamine hits, and the never-ending design of today’s video games. So it may surprise you to hear this: I love the arcade at the new Andretti Indoor Karting in Overland Park. And I’ve already taken my 5th grader multiple times…in the

If you often feel overwhelmed by the knowledge and work required to keep your family safe online, you’re not alone. Technology is one of the only sectors that that places the safety burden on parents. Safety by Design is a movement advocating for tech companies to design safe products, from the very beginning, with our

If you’ve ever looked at your family’s screen time and thought “Are we the only ones struggling with this?”… you’re not. And now there’s fresh research that proves it. A powerful new peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Children and Media, “Family Digital Wellbeing: A National Survey of Parents”, has confirmed what so many

Below are the reflections of Tracy Foster, co-founder and Executive Director of Screen Sanity, after attending The Lost Screen Memorial, an installation and memorial honoring the lives of fifty children lost to the dangers of social media. Last week, I had the profound honor of representing Screen Sanity at the unveiling of the Lost Screen

We’ve gathered up some of our favorite screen free gifts for the 2023 Gift Guide. Give something that fosters connection and creativity allowing kids to stay more captivated with life, than screens.

Need an example of tech for good? This is it. Scott Rice, writer-director from Austin, Texas, just released a new film titled “Treasure Imagination”.   In this film, a city-boy is distraught when his beloved tablet is taken away from him by his mom. But when he finds a mysterious fedora left on a park bench,