Recommendations and Research for Grades K-5

General Guidelines

your family. Come back to revise your plan as often as you need to, such as at the beginning of each school year or during summer and holiday breaks.

Quality over Quantity

With any screen media you choose for your children (or they choose for themselves) -- movies, games, TV shows, apps -- you want to look for how it engages your child. There's nothing wrong with a little mindless entertainment. But your children will get more out of their screen time if you consider these "four C's."

National Resources

Let Grow Play Club Model

Mixed-age play benefits all children. Older students develop responsibility, leadership and empathy. Younger children learn executive function by trying to be like the bigger children.

Wait Until 8th

Let kids be kids a little longer 

By signing the online pledge, you promise not to give your child a smartphone until at least the end of 8th grade as long as at least 10 families total from your child’s grade and school pledge.  Once 10 families have pledged to delay the smartphone, you will be notified that the pledge is active! You will receive a list of families who are delaying from your child’s grade and emails for the parents. It is helpful to be connected with other families waiting in your child’s grade.

Local Wait Until 8th Chapters

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