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In The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt warns parents of the trap of giving screens, such as iPads, to children to quiet them down. A new study finds that such "digital pacifier" use of screens is associated with problems regulating emotions later in life. dx.doi.org/10.3389/frcha.…

We’re establishing cell phone-free education in schools benefiting students, parents and educators across Virginia. This essential action will promote a healthier educational environment where every child is free to learn. governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/news-…

School leaders are nearly uniform in saying that phones interfere with learning and belonging. That matches the data on learning loss and loneliness since 2012. Here, the head of Georgetown Day School explains why his school is going phone free this fall: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

States and school districts should get phones out of the entire school day. I have a new policy memo out that shows how this can be done: eppc.org/publication/ge…

Wow, cell phone bans are all over the news these days! Here's a gift article from the NYT on the issue: Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. nytimes.com/2024/08/11/tec…

Thank you Mike Birbiglia for giving Wait Until 8th a shout out on Pivot Podcast with Kara Swisher. Delay smartphones and let kids be kids a little longer! WaitUntil8th.org

Heavy screen use might create a vicious cycle for young kids. New data: the more time 3.5-year-olds spent on tablets, the more angry outbursts they had at age 4.5... and the more they used tablets at 5.5. Digital soothing is not a substitute for teaching emotion regulation.

Ossining UFSD officially reached enough Wait Until 8th pledges to create its first two active grades (2nd & 4th) These families have promised to delay giving their child a smartphone until at least the end of 8th grade! 🎉Emily Macias-Capellan @ferzeen_shamsi Lucia Orduz

Momentum is growing for Wait Until 8th here in Wilmette! We've seen 5x growth in the past year thanks to Jonathan Haidt U.S. Surgeon General and many more sounding the alarm about kids and smartphones. Check out the latest from The Record North Shore to learn more. bit.ly/3z7FlVl

EXCLUSIVE: Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri talks about the app's new "Teen Accounts" experience, which is aimed at users under 18: “They are an automatic set of protections for teens that try to address the top concerns that we've heard from parents about teens online.”

The new documentary "Social Studies" focuses on teens' experiences with social media. What they say is stunning: They feel liberated when they have to put their phones away at school. They would rather not have social media, but are afraid of being left out. It's a classic

Last night, our kids' school hosted an event with Brooke Shannon, the founder of Wait Until 8th.. The goal is to have a community of parents say "not yet" to smartphones until after 8th grade so that your kid is not the only one... we signed!

Parents join 'Wait Until 8th' pledge, delaying kids use of smartphones nbc-2.com/article/wait-u…

What if I told you there was a simple solution to help kids be kids a little longer? That we don’t have to give our children smartphones and social media when they’re not ready. What if I told you that families don’t have to go it alone? Make this your story. #waituntil8th

Hey parents, have you heard of Wait Until 8th? This great program helps families prioritize their child’s mental & physical health by delaying smartphone exposure. We encourage y’all to visit their site to learn more.   waituntil8th.org #WaitUntil8th #ProtectYourKids #HCSO

For this season’s My Cause, My Cleats game, my shoes will represent Wait Until 8th. Wait Until 8th is a pledge my wife Alli and I have made to wait to give our kids a smartphone until at least the end of 8th grade.

The day your child gets a phone, is the day their childhood ends Phones expose kids to many harmful things such as: -Inappropriate content (p*rn, violence..) -Social media comparisons -Cyber bullying But it also steals many normal & necessary childhood experiences from them

Teens’ trust in iPhone messages is abused by scammers who pose as girls and “sextort” teen boys. “They keep pushing until they get it all,” one dad told me. wsj.com/tech/personal-… via The Wall Street Journal

📉 Instagram is harming kids—and few parents are using the available tool to keep them safer. Meta's own research shows fewer than 1 in 10 teens have Instagram Supervision turned on. Set up Supervision today. Here's how ⬇️ waituntil8th.org/blog/2025/6/7/…

Greg Abbott signs new Texas law banning K-12 students from using cell phones during school hours