My wife Sarah and I are both ScreenStrong Ambassadors. We joined the ambassador program because we saw the problem in our very own home.
The Problem:
- Teenagers spend an average of 9 hours a day on a screen
- 1:8 gamers are addicted to their screen
- 1:5 teens are recognized as having poor mental health
The benefits of childhood screen use do not outweigh the costs. The physical, mental, social, and emotional lives of young people are being negatively affected. Children are becoming prematurely exposed to adult temptations and content through devices they have in their pockets. Parents want to help their kids but feel uninformed, overwhelmed, and often defeated.
The Effects of Screen Overuse:
ON CHILDREN
- Long-term Mental, Emotional, and Physical Health Challenges
- Poor Academics & Less Empathy
- Failure to Develop Life Skills
ON FAMILY
- Detachment and Strained Family Relationships
- Parental Stress and Conflict
- Failure to Launch
ON SOCIETY
- Increased Sextortion and Child Trafficking
- Decline in Social Cohesion
- Reduced Workforce Productivity
THE SCREENSTRONG MISSION
ScreenStrong exists to prevent and reverse childhood screen addiction by empowering families with science-based education and bold solutions.
We present our Science-Based Education through ScreenStrong's flagship presentation, Kids' Brains and Screens. This presentation have a variety of versions focused on the entire family. We have presentations for parents of little kids, middle and high schoolers, presentations specifically for educators and childcare providers, and for the children themselves of all ages.
ScreenStrong also hosts a weekly podcast, holds online and in-person events, has over 100 Certified Ambassadors, and our ScreenStrong Community is over 30,000 strong and growing!
We present Bold Solutions to fight the epidemic that is teen screen addiction. Our proven pathway includes:
- Building healthy family connections
- Skipping social media through adolescence
- Developing empathy & life skills
- Prioritizing authentic relationships
- And Daring to be Different.
