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Mindful Tech Resources

August Newsletter Feature: The Freedom to Walk Guide

ENGlish Resources

SFC: Kids & Smartphones - What's the big deal? (pdf)

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Smartphone Alternatives: ScreenSense: Simple Phones & Watches (pdf)

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Navigating Parenting & Teaching in a Digital World Flyer 2025 (pdf)

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Mindful Tech Walking Home Guide 2025.docx (pdf)

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Spanish RESOURCES

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additional Recommendations

Organizations

ScreenStrong 

Educational resources, a science-backed curriculum ("Kids' Brains & Screens") & community support, digital detox, & more!

Smartphone Free Childhood 

Parents banding together to make smartphone free childhoods a reality by sharing practical ideas, advice, and resources, find a parent group near you!

Wait Until (at least the end of) Eighth 

Many resources & pledge to delay smartphone until at least end of 8th grade, delay social media until at least 16 years old (note: we suggest refraining from using it with your children. This allows you the flexibility to determine the ideal time for your child's digital independence, preventing unintended expectations. )

Screen Free Week 

National movement traditionally in early May

ScreenSense

Resources for parents and schools, guides for how to introduce technology

American Academy of Pediatrics

Hub for medical guidelines, research, health information for infants, children, and adolescents

Healthy Children

Official parenting website of the American Academy of Pediatrics

Free Range Kids

Resources, and community support for parents, teachers, and advocates who believe in giving children more freedom to explore, learn, and grow independently in a world that often encourages excessive caution.

Let Grow

Dedicated to fostering childhood independence and resilience by encouraging parents and schools to "step back so kids can step up." It's the non-profit organization that grew out of the "Free-Range Kids" movement, founded by Lenore Skenazy.

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 

Hub for reporting, prevention, education, and support, working collaboratively with families, law enforcement, and communities to protect children and bring missing and exploited children home

Common Sense Media

Helpful resource to look up movie ratings, reviews and find age appropriate content

Listen & Learn (Podcasts)

ScreenStrong

Scrolling to Death

Smartphones Rewired Childhood. Here's How to Fix It.

Media for Thought (Documentaries & Mini Series)

Adolescence (2025) Four episode Mini Series on Netflix, relatable family, very powerful message, each episode shot with one camera, you feel like you are present.

Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing (2025) is a Netflix docuseries that explores the potentially darker aspects of child influencers and their families. (I have not seen this yet, thank you for participant who recommended it. 

Childhood 2.0 (2020) Focuses on the challenges of raising kids in the digital age (cyberbullying, online predators, mental health concerns)

Plugged In : The True Toxicity of Social Media Revealed (2019) Explores hidden toxicity of social media use

Screenagers – Growing Up in a Digital Age (Updated 2025)

Screened Out (2020, Amazon Prime) Filmmaker John Hyatt talks to kids, parents and experts about the impact and chilling consequences of constant smartphone screen time in today's world.

Social Studies: (2024, Hulu) FX’s limited series is a groundbreaking, character-driven documentary series that delves into the lives of the first generation of digital natives.

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