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When 5 to 8 families in the same friend group make the same decision together, the social penalty disappears. Similar to the Wait Until 8th movement.

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"You do not have to do this alone. And you do not have to have all the answers."

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We'd love to hear how you're navigating tech with your family. Your experience could help another parent feel less alone.

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90%+ of parents support phone bans. Dozens of states have laws on the books.

Phone-free schools see less anxiety, more peer connection, and better focus. Ask your school: do they have a phone policy? Does it cover the full day?

Schools are adopting AI faster than policy can keep up.

Are our children learning to think first, or to prompt first?

Ask your school

· Do they have an AI use policy?
· What AI tools are approved for students?
· Can you opt out of EdTech data collection?
· Is paper-and-pencil still an option?

Legislative momentum is building fast.

Phone bans: CA, FL, VA, IN and others have passed school phone restrictions.
Social media: States now requiring age verification for accounts.
Privacy: COPPA updates expanding children's data protections.

Start here

✓ Ask your school for their phone policy
✓ Find out if there's an AI use policy
✓ Join a phone-free childhood parent group
✓ Share TDC scripts with your child's teacher

Not a list of rules. A pact your family creates together. Tap the ones that matter, then share it with your kids.

Device Boundaries

No screens during meals All screens off 30 minutes before bed No screens in bedrooms overnight Offline mornings until school

Social Media & Apps

No social media accounts until we agree together New apps require a conversation first Parents can check devices any time, with respect No private messaging apps without discussion

Safety & Communication

If something online feels wrong, tell a parent without fear of losing the device No sharing personal information online We revisit these rules together every 6 months

Parents Model It Too

Parents follow the same meal and bedtime screen rules Parents put their phone away during family time

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Everything you need to advocate for phone-free schools. Customize, copy, and share.

Check the ones you want in your letter:

Less anxiety, better sleep in phone-free schools Academic performance improves, especially for struggling students Cyberbullying drops when phones leave the hallways 90%+ of parents support school-hour phone restrictions Students themselves report relief once the norm is set Schools that went phone-free saw social skills improve within weeks AI tools like ChatGPT raise academic integrity concerns in classrooms

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15 minutes is all you need:
2 min: Share why this matters to you personally
5 min: Present the research (use your selected talking points above)
3 min: Show what other schools are doing
5 min: Ask: "How many of you feel the same?"

Questions to ask your school about classroom technology:

Generate a shareable text with your letter, talking points, and PTA agenda, ready to text to other parents or email to your school.

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Copy and send your letter to the principal

Share the packet with 3+ other parents

Request 15 minutes at the next PTA meeting