Resources

There is much to read, watch, and listen to about this topic. Browse below to find our top picks.

For Kids

The Adventures of Super Brain Melanie Hempe · Ages 7–10
The Amazing Generation Catherine Price & Jonathan Haidt · Ages 9–14

Smartphones & Social Media

The Anxious Generation Jonathan Haidt
Always On: An Interactive Guide to the (Dis)Connected Generation Shona Schwartz
10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High Tech World Jean Twenge
The Tech Exit Clare Morell
How to Break Up with Your Phone Catherine Price
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams

Psychology & Neuroscience

Stolen Focus Johann Hari
Dopamine Nation Anna Lembke
Better Than Real Life Richard Freed
Glow Kids Nicholas Kardaras

EdTech & Screens in Schools

Screen Schooled Joe Clement & Matt Miles
The Digital Delusion Jared Cooney Horvath

Artificial Intelligence

Empire of AI Karen Hao
The AI Con Emily M. Bender

The Attention Economy

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism Shoshana Zuboff
The Siren's Call Chris Hayes

Free Play & Independence

Free Range Kids Lenore Skenazy

Smartphones & Social Media

Jonathan Haidt Parent/Teacher Talk 50 min
Lost Generation 15 min
Smartphone Free Childhood PSA 1 min
The Battle For Your Time — Dino Ambrosi TED Talk 12 min
The Smartphone Generation — Jean Twenge TED Talk 8 min
Kids & Screens: A Wake-up Call for Parents — Webinar with Mike McLeod 75 min

Phone-Free Schools

Free Play & Childhood Independence

Smartphones & Social Media

How Phones Are Making Parents the Anxious Generation Lenore Skenazy
Age of First Smartphone/Tablet and Mental Wellbeing Outcomes Sapien Labs
The Alarm Over Social Media Is Getting Through to Teens Jessica Grose
End the Phone-Based Childhood Now The Atlantic
An Epidemic of Vicious School Brawls, Fueled by Student Cellphones New York Times

Phone-Free Schools

When I Went Phone-Free, My School Day Changed Kathleen Gill
The Many Consequences of Allowing Phones at School Jean M. Twenge
My School Banned Phones for the Year. Here's What Happened Fit To Teach
The Case for Phone-Free Schools After Babel

Artificial Intelligence

EdTech & Screens in Schools

The Screen That Ate Your Child's Education Jean M. Twenge
Screens Have Taken Over Classrooms. Even Students Have Had Enough. Sara Randazzo, Matt Barnum & Julie Jargon
'Educational' Screens in Classrooms Do More Harm Than Good Newsweek
An EdTech Tragedy After Babel

ScreenStrong Evidence-based screen education that helps kids thrive in the real world.
Screen Free Philly A regional initiative promoting screen-free events and real-world connection across the Philadelphia area.
Let's Grow Brain P.O.W.E.R. Screen-free, brain-building activities for families with kids from preschool through 6th grade.

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