The Digital Childhood Open the app
Welcome, friend

Calm guidance
for raising kids
in a digital world.

You don’t have to figure out the apps and the group chats on your own. I explain what’s really going on, and I help you decide what works for your family and the families you’re closest to.

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The whole app in about a minute, from the first thing your kid says to the words you say back.

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When your kid says this...

Tap below to see exactly what The Digital Childhood would hand you.

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"Everyone else has Snapchat."
What you could say
"I know that saying no to Snapchat means you hear about things after everybody else does, and sometimes you don't hear about them at all. I'm not saying you'll never have it, it's just not the right thing for you right now, and I'll tell you when that changes. In the meantime, let's make sure you can reach your friends without it. Pick a few of them and we'll add them to your Tin Can contacts, or put their numbers in your flip phone if you have one, so you can call them whenever you want."
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The moments that come up

"But everyone else has one."

Every parent runs into the same moments, whether it's the first time they ask for a phone or the first time AI shows up in their homework. You don't have to wing it, and you don't have to let it turn into a fight. The app gives you the words ahead of time, so you're not making them up on the spot.

"It helps so much to have the words before you're in the middle of it."
See it in action

A few of the tools inside.

There are offline ideas for when they're bored and a pact your kids actually sign.

Activity Generator
Build a fort with every blanket in the house.
Hundreds more ideas →
The Digital Childhood

Our Family Pact

Phones charge in the kitchen at night.
We talk before downloading something new.
No phones at dinner, grown ups included.
Mom
Parent
Ava
Kid
Ben
Kid
Signed and sealed together.
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"So much of the good stuff in childhood happens when nobody's holding a phone."
What's inside

It's all in one app.

Everything's open while we're in beta.A real part of it is free for everyone, and membership opens the rest.

Learn It

Know their world

What every app, game, and AI tool actually is, explained the way I'd explain it to a friend.
Scripts

The words you need

Real scripts for the hard conversations, ready to read or listen to.
Protect

Get everyone on the same page

Family, friend group, and school pacts you build together, plus offline ideas.

There's also the Tech Translator for the apps and online words you keep hearing, and Leaf, the app's AI helper. Leaf answers from my scripts and explainers and follows rules I set for it, so what you get back sounds like what I'd tell you. New scripts and explainers get added all the time.

Why I made it

This is the childhood we're protecting.

More outdoor play and bike rides, seeing the neighbors, building forts and playing board games, and fewer hours lost to a feed. That's what The Digital Childhood is for.

The difference

Made for you, the parent.

There's no software on your kid's device, and we don't track them, read their messages or block anything. What you get is the language and the context for the conversations you're already trying to have.

No surveillance No blocking No guilt No ads, ever
From the founder
"I built The Digital Childhood as the app I wished my own parents had, and the one I wish I had now as a mom of two. I just want to help you raise kids who can handle technology, and make the hard conversations a little easier on you."
Chelsea Redeker, Founder
Founding membersMembership

Free while we're in beta.Start free, then decide.

Join now, lock it in.

At launch it's $6.99 a month or $49 a year, with a 14 day free trial.

Join during the beta and you keep the founding rate of $29 a year for as long as you stay.

$29 a year for your whole family.

It stays $29 for as long as you stay. Your first 30 days are free, with no card, and you can cancel anytime in Settings.

$49 a year, or $6.99 a month.

Your first 14 days are free (we ask for a card and email you three days before it ends), and you can cancel anytime in Settings.

A real part of the app stays free for everyone, so you can see what it's like before you decide.

One subscription covers your whole family, no matter how many kids are on it.

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No card needed during the beta.Founding members keep $29 a year for as long as they stay.
Good questions

The things parents ask first.

How much does it cost?
Free during the beta. At launch it's $6.99 a month or $49 a year, with a 14 day free trial. Join now and you keep the founding rate of $29 a year for as long as you stay. One subscription covers your whole family.A real part of the app is free for everyone. Membership is $29 a year for your whole family, and it stays $29 for as long as you stay. Your first 30 days are free, with no card.Membership is $49 a year or $6.99 a month, and your first 14 days are free. One membership covers your whole family, and founding members keep $29 a year for as long as they stay.
What's included?
All of it, while we're in beta. Explainers on every app and AI tool, a growing library of conversation scripts, the Family, Friend Group, and School pacts, hundreds of offline activity ideas, the Tech Translator, and Leaf, the app's AI helper, which answers from my scripts and explainers.Free for everyone: six scripts in full and the first step of every other one, every demo, the Tech Translator, the Friend Group Pact, the School Action Kit, the offline activity ideas, and a few questions for Leaf each month. Membership opens every script and explainer in full, the Family Pact, and Leaf whenever you need it.
Does the app monitor my child?
No. The app is for you, the parent. There's no software on your kid's device, and we don't read their messages or track them. What we give you is the language and context for the conversations you're already trying to have.
Do I need to download anything?
No. It opens in your phone browser, and you can add it to your home screen if you want it to feel like an app. An iPhone app is on the way.
How is the Family Pact different from rules?
A pact is something your family writes together. You pick only the agreements that fit your home, and your kids see their own name on it when you sign it. When your kids help pick the agreements, they actually stick to them.
Can my kid use the app?
The app is built for parents. When you add your kids, you enter their first name, age, and stage, and we treat that as parent provided context. Kids don't sign in or have profiles of their own.
How do I cancel?
Settings, Manage subscription, Cancel. One tap, and your access runs to the end of your billing period. No retention scripts, no phone tree.
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Answers to the questions parents ask first.

Short guides you can read in two minutes, with the words written out for you.

What to say when your kid wants a phone How to talk to your kid about AI What to say when your kid says everyone has it Where I stand on every app, and the words I use

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