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Calm guidance
for raising kids
in a digital world.

The actual words for the hard conversations about phones, social media, and AI, and the pact your family writes and signs together. For parents who want to understand their kid's world.

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We've all been there

"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. We'll give you the words that actually work and the calm to say them.

"The conversations that actually work, before you're in the middle of one."
Try it

When your kid says this...

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

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"Everyone has Snapchat except me. Why are you so strict?"
What you could say
"I hear you, and I know it feels like that. 'Everyone' almost never means everyone, it means the loudest few in your group. Before I say yes or no, let's talk about what you'd actually use it for. I want to understand it with you and figure it out together."
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See it in action

Tools you'll actually use.

From offline ideas when they're bored to a pact your kids actually sign.

Activity Generator
Build a fort with every blanket in the house.
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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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"The best parts of childhood don't happen on a phone."
What's inside

Everything in one calm place.

There aren't any tier walls, just one simple app that grows with your family.

Learn It

Know their world

What every app, game, and AI tool actually is, in language that makes sense.
Explain It

The words you need

Real scripts for the hard conversations, plus a builder for your exact moment.
Protect

Hold the line together

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

Plus Leaf, the app’s own AI, the Tech Translator for the slang you keep hearing, and new guidance added all the time.

The whole point

This is the childhood we're protecting.

More creek stomping and bike rides, and fewer hours lost to a feed. That's the whole point of The Digital Childhood.

The difference

Not another monitoring app.

There's no software on your kid's device. We don't track them, read their messages, or block anything. The Digital Childhood is for you, the parent. 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, one calm conversation at a time."
Chelsea Redeker, Founder
Founding members

Free while we're in beta.

Join now, lock it in.

At launch it's $4.99 a month or $39 a year, with a 30 day free trial.

Join during the beta and you keep the founding rate of $29 a year, for life.

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

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Good questions

The things parents ask first.

How much does it cost?
Free during the beta. At launch it's $4.99 a month or $39 a year, with a 30 day free trial. Join now and you keep the founding rate of $29 a year, for life. One subscription covers your whole family.
What's included?
All of it, no tier walls. Clear explainers on every app and AI tool, a growing library of conversation scripts plus a builder, the Family, Friend Group, and School pacts, hundreds of offline activity ideas, the Tech Translator, and Leaf, the calm AI built on our own guidance.
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 iOS version is coming later in 2026.
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, calm guides you can read in two minutes, with the words ready when you need them.

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

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