The Wait Until 8th pledge empowers parents to rally together to delay smartphones until at least the end of 8th grade. Delay social media until 16+!
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Thank you @TODAYshow for featuring the Wait Until 8th pledge as a resource for parents wanting to delay the smartphone for their kids until at least 8th grade! And thank you @jean_twenge for weighing in! We always appreciate your insight!
A recent survey says a majority of kids have their own smartphones by the age of 12 — but a growing number of parents are bucking that trend. @TVKateSnow has more on the debate over kids and cell phones.
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This is an incredible project: NBC News asked parents to check their kids' YouTube history during school hours — and the results show kids are spending huge chunks of the day watching videos that have nothing to do with learning
nbcnews.com/specials/hooked-…
"We want them to be left out of all the negative impacts of social media." Wait Until 8th dad Mark SooHoo tells @BBCWorld why delaying the smartphone matters more than ever, even with Meta's new teen safety limits.
'Not far enough' - US parents and teens on Meta's new limits for young users bbc.in/4hUFu2s
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BREAKING: Meta settles social media addiction suit with states for up to $16 billion. nbcnews.com/tech/social-medi…
'I just want to preserve their childhood.'
We're so grateful to be featured in @NYTWirecutter, where Terri Tracy shares how she and a friend started a local Wait Until 8th chapter to delay smartphones after reading @JonHaidt's The Anxious Generation with their book club.
From self-driving cars to their child’s first phone, six parents share how they’ve managed technology with their families. nytimes.com/wirecutter/revie…
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What Does a 13-Year-Old See on Snapchat in a Normal Week? afterbabel.com/p/snapchat-re…
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Two years. That's the amount of my life I've already spent on my smartphone phone. Here's what happens when I spend a month without it. usatoday.com/story/life/heal…
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The advent of reading transformed society, and its decline will bring about changes of the same magnitude, @rosehorowitch writes. Can America—and civilization—survive the postliterate era? theatln.tc/JeILI3Ob
🎨: The Atlantic
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“I cannot be more emphatic: This is an enormous problem that’s not getting enough attention,” said @natmalkus, a senior fellow @AEIeducation @AEI.
nytimes.com/2026/05/13/upsho…
A group of parents is going viral for delaying smartphones until the end of 8th grade with the “Wait Until 8th” pledge — giving their kids Tin Can landline phones instead to stay connected safely.
people.com/group-of-parents-…
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The Amazing Generation is getting rave reviews from parents reporting on their kids' reactions. Kids love it, and say they no longer want a smartphone.
Here are the reviews, with one below
amazon.com/product-reviews/B…
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Blocking mobile internet on smartphones improves sustained attention, mental health, and subjective well-being
An intervention found that blocking internet access on smartphones for 2 weeks improved mental health, subjective well-being, and objectively measured ability to sustain attention; 91% of participants improved on at least one of these outcomes.
Why?
Because instead of using their phone, people spent more time socializing in person, exercising, and being in nature.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/a…
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Bravo @GovMurphy! Thank you for your leadership in getting phones out of the school day for New Jersey's kids.
Based on experiences in other states we can expect learning, laughter, friendship, and library usage to increase, while discipline problems go down.
NEW: I just signed bipartisan legislation establishing a bell-to-bell ban on cell phones in K-12 schools.
This policy is a no-brainer. It will help boost academic achievement, protect the mental well-being of our students, and restore focus in our classrooms.
Schools are places for learning, socializing, and interacting – not distracting screens.
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Greg Abbott signs new Texas law banning K-12 students from using cell phones during school hours
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Teens’ trust in iPhone messages is abused by scammers who pose as girls and “sextort” teen boys. “They keep pushing until they get it all,” one dad told me. wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/s… via @WSJ
📉 Instagram is harming kids—and few parents are using the available tool to keep them safer.
Meta's own research shows fewer than 1 in 10 teens have Instagram Supervision turned on.
Set up Supervision today. Here's how ⬇️
waituntil8th.org/blog/2025/6…
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The day your child gets a phone, is the day their childhood ends
Phones expose kids to many harmful things such as:
-Inappropriate content (p*rn, violence..)
-Social media comparisons
-Cyber bullying
But it also steals many normal & necessary childhood experiences from them
This is why so many teens & suffering from poor mental health
And why many teens wish they hadn't been given a phone so early
Let kids be kids & grow up without a smartphone
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For this season’s My Cause, My Cleats game, my shoes will represent Wait Until 8th. @WaitUntil8th is a pledge my wife Alli and I have made to wait to give our kids a smartphone until at least the end of 8th grade.
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Hey parents, have you heard of @WaitUntil8th? This great program helps families prioritize their child’s mental & physical health by delaying smartphone exposure. We encourage y’all to visit their site to learn more.
waituntil8th.org
#WaitUntil8th
#ProtectYourKids
#HCSO
