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Best books, articles and podcasts for parents

We’ve taken the liberty of compiling a resources bank for everyone looking to reduce or restrict smartphone use for themselves or their children.

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Articles

Podcasts

Books

How To Break Up With Your Phone

Conquer your phone addiction in just 30 days, and discover a happier, healthier, and more fulfilled you.

The Anxious Generation

Best-selling book arguing that children are over-protected in the real world and under-protected online.

How To Get Your Teenager Out Of Their Bedroom

Tools and strategies for understanding, connecting with and being there for your teenager.

The Healthy Selfie

The Healthy Selfie empowers teens to build a healthier relationship with themselves and their devices.

Articles

Social Media, Not the Economy, is Harming Teen Mental Health

Jonathan Haidt

Apr 12, 2024

Facebook Proven to Negatively Impact Mental Health

Dr. Roee Levy

Tel Aviv University

Teens are exhausted by phone notifications but don’t know how to quit

Kristin Rogers, CNN

Sep 26, 2023

A Single Image Depicting Everything Wrong with Social Media

Dr. Todd Kashdan

May 7, 2024

Will the Phone-Free Movement Work?

Rebecca Onion

Mar 29, 2024

Phones Make Us Worse Parents

Katherine Johnson Martinko

Jun 28, 2024

The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books

Rose Horowitch

Oct 1, 2024

The internet and children’s psychological wellbeing

Journal of Health Economics

Jan 2020

Some Reasons Why Smartphones Might Make Adolescents Anxious and Depressed

Freddie Deboer

Mar 07, 2023

Yes, you can be a good parent without taking a photo of your child’s every waking moment

Katherine Martinko

Oct 1, 2024

Social Media is a Major Cause of the Mental Illness Epidemic in Teen Girls. Here’s the Evidence.

Jon Haidt - After Babel

Feb 22, 2023

What if digital learning is a catastrophe?

Sam Leith

Feb 26, 2024

TikTok is a Time Bomb

Gurwinder

Jan 21, 2023

How the Leash Chokes the Spirit

Peter Gray

May 22, 2024

Screen time: impacts on education and wellbeing

House of Commons Committee

May 25, 2024

I've Finally Figured Out When My Kids Can Get Smartphones

Katherine Johnson Martinko

Feb 6, 2024

Parents, Please Turn Off Your Phones

Justin Coulson

Jun 27, 2024

What’s the Right Age to Get a Kid Their First Smartphone?

Brett & Kate McKay

July 8, 2021

What Age Is Safest to Get a Device?

Cal Newport

May 4, 2023

The best time to start a conversation is now

Andy Perryer

Sep 23, 2024

Children’s Books Aimed At Addressing The Dangers & Challenges of Smartphones

Sue Atkins

The Parenting Expert

13 on TikTok: Self-harm and suicide content shown shocks experts

Kate McDonald

Apr 16, 2024

Podcasts

Scrolling 2 Death

A podcast for parents worried about social media.

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The Gatekeepers

J Bartlett uncovers how social media controls what we see.

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