Speaking of Social

09/23/2025

The Smartphone Free Childhood US created this great commercial to emphasize the harms of given children a smart phone. It really is time, "Let's Change The Norm"!!

Smartphones and social media place adult-sized responsibilities on children long before they’re ready. From managing constant notifications, to navigating on...

08/12/2025

Screen time in early childhood: Are we asking the right questions?

For professionals who work with families, screen time isn’t just a parenting dilemma—it’s a developmental conversation.

Join us on Thursday, August 21 at 1PM ET as FLCA hosts Rachel Franz of Fairplay for a powerful webinar:
Hooked: Early Childhood Screen Time

You’ll leave with strategies to:
- Understand family perspectives
- Coach without shame
- Advocate for systemic support

Registration is open: www.flcassociation.org/events

08/08/2025

Resilience isn’t built through safety—it’s built through experience. Kids need real-world practice, not constant protection. Explore letgrow.org to see how your child can gain independence while building confidence!

07/13/2025

Technology is interfering with the development of social skills yet the tech industry is working hard to get devices into the hands of young children. If you are a parent to a young child, check out all this great information from Fairplay! Children need experiences in real life, free from screens for a healthy childhood!

05/29/2025

Vivek Murthy, who worked for Obama and Biden, called for more data transparency from social media companies so researchers can study the internet’s effects on kids.

05/24/2025

Let Grow is an amazing organization! Check out their suggestions for the summer!

Sometimes the best thing a parent can say is… nothing at all. But when you do chime in, let it be something that builds confidence, sparks independence, and reminds your kids how capable they are. 💪✨ Check out these empowering phrases from our Summer Experience Kit you can start using today! Learn more here: https://letgrow.org/summer-experience.

05/15/2025

🚨 BREAKING: The Kids Online Safety Act was just reintroduced in the Senate by Sens. Blackburn and Blumenthal and Majority Leader Thune and Minority Leader Schumer!

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05/15/2025

You may not be away but Congress just proposed banning state and local AI regulation for the next 10 YEARS! By depriving States of the ability to establish guardrails for AI —while there are no federal protections in place — AI companies would get exactly what they want: no rules, no accountability, and the ability to deploy products no matter the human harms. If this concerns you, please take a quick second to complete this form created by MAMA, Mothers Against Media Addiction and a letter will be sent to your state representative!

05/07/2025

The tech industry would like us to believe that kids are growing up faster, but they really aren't.

Children's lives are saturated with screens allowing the tech industry to commercialize childhood for the sake of profits.

05/03/2025

These books are a must read for any parent or educator! Technology is impeding children's ability to develop and grow as they should. This spring I am offering free talks on this topic, reach out if you have a group that is interested!

05/03/2025

The tech industry wants us to believe that the internet is safe for children, it is not. Even games that seem harmless can pose danger!

Exclusive: Gaming platform accused of ‘troubling disconnect between child-friendly appearance and reality’

04/16/2025

Are you struggling to manage your child's screentime? Do you feel overwhelmed by the constant battle? You are not alone! In his book, Better Than Real Life, Dr. Richard Freed describes how the tech industry uses a powerful persuasive design model embedded in technology to keep kids using and pulling them back into the virtual world.

Better Than Real Life reveals what is known to only a handful of tech elite: how Silicon Valley uses its secret science of persuasive design to shift childhood from the real world into their for-profit virtual domains of social media, video games, and online videos. The technical details of persuasi...