Having your child use a first phone device is like giving them a learner’s permit to drive instead of a full license. Our kids learn how to navigate technology with more parental insight.
If you are questioning whether your child is ready for the responsibility and mental burden of a fully loaded smartphone, our First Phone Comparison Chart offers a side-by-side look at safer smartphone alternatives.
Screen Sanity’s program was a wonderful way to get information about kids and technology in a supportive environment.
Whitney, Missouri
Any amount of time spent in this material will, with certainty, make a difference if you are processing how to be intentional with your kids in the world of technology.
Emily T.
We had been struggling with ending gaming and lots of fights. I was able to print [the Video Game Decision Tree] off and go over it with my kids as our “new protocol”. This took all the emotion out of it.
Parent
As we came into the new year and saw our daughters, son in laws and granddaughters consumed by their phone screens we knew we had to start making changes and we found this group to be a great place to find ideas!
Michelle W., Tennessee
A really good, practical way to think strategically about this topic. I wish I had this resource a year ago – would have saved some heartburn!
Scott A., Maryland
This was one of the best webinars I have seen. Simple, understandable, reachable, realistic. Really, really wonderful.
Parent
As a dad of four kids, screens are an increasingly big topic in our home. I’m so grateful a friend invited us to join a Screen Sanity group. The material was deeply relevant and applicable for our family’s values.
Jesse M.
Developed in partnership with UScellular, the Smarter Start Toolkit guides parents on how to foster their child’s relationship with tech. This compelling, complementary kit provides education and activities to engage with your child on developing healthy digital habits as they embark on their first-phone journey.
The Preschool Plugged-in Planner covers a variety of digital health topics, including the importance of device-free zones, managing screen-related meltdowns and keeping little ones safe online.
The Elementary School Plugged-in Planner covers a variety of digital health topics, including preparing children for online hazards, creating healthy screentime rhythms and engaging with technology in higher quality ways.
The Middle School Plugged-in Planner covers a variety of tech-related topics, including smartphone introduction, preparing children for social media and understanding the mental health side effects associated with screens.
Our hallmark product, this interactive handbook is broken down into six video-guided sessions (plus four bonus chapters!) that are specifically designed to spark face-to-face conversation with others in a casual group setting.
This is a parent-child workbook for starting powerful conversations about social media. Families are prompted to dig deeper into the purpose of social media in their lives and question the false standards it places on its users.
This is a parent-child workbook for starting powerful conversations about social media. Families are prompted to dig deeper into the purpose of social media in their lives and question the false standards it places on its users.
Our free Babysitter Guide is a helpful tool for quickly and easily sharing important information with your caregivers, including phone numbers, activity ideas and your family’s screentime boundaries.
A guide to popular social media app TikTok, which lets users share 15-second videos.
A guide to Snapchat, an app in which users exchange pictures, videos and private chats — however, these snaps disappear after the receiver closes them.
A guide to protecting your children from sexting, which is a combination of the words “sex” and “texting.”
A guide to Instagram, the social media platform that allows users to instantly filter, caption and share photos and videos, appealing to children’s desire for artistic, creative self-expression.
Before you hand your child the keys to a car, they spend years shadowing you in the backseat, followed by a learner’s permit. This download shares the same “ride, practice, drive” approach for device and app introduction.
A one-page download for parents to use as a guide for placing boundaries (and avoiding meltdowns) related to video games.
Before you introduce your child’s first phone, download our Smartphone Toolkit to help prepare yourself and your child — as well as the new device! — so risks are at a minimum.
This one-page download prompts parents to think through Screen Sanity’s five digital health principles: Start with Yourself, Tables + Bedtimes, Accountability, Ride.Practice.Drive, and Time Well Spent.
Visit our Parent Guide Library for informative downloads on today’s trending tech topics, including everything from TikTok and Snapchat to pornography and sexting.
View our curated list of products — devices, filters, books and more — to help your family navigate screentime with safety and intention.
Ready to find a healthier screen-life balance? Here are a few light-hearted activities to help build stronger connections with your kids and community.
Our Values Exercise was created to help start family conversations about what you each find most important.
We know the best gifts can’t be wrapped — but Screen Sanity assembled some of our favorites items to promote digital health this holiday season.
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