Available Services

At ScreenSense we provide parents, caregivers, and educators support through education, consulting, and community-building.

Parent Education Events

Our virtual parent-ed talks cover the latest research, recommendations and best practices for K-8 parents/caregivers.

For the 24/25 school year, we are offering the following virtual talks:

  1. 1s screen time a daily struggle at home? (For parents grades K-3)

  2. Is my child ready for a Smartphone? (For parents grades 4-6)

  3. Is my middle schooler ready for Social Media? (For parents grades 6-8)

  4. Changing Youth Tech Norms Together (For parents K-8)(Available starting Jan 2025)

All 4 topics weave in the recommendations of social psychologist Jonathan Haidt and his book Anxious Generation and we address how parents, schools and communities can start to work together to change childhood tech norms.

While these presentations are addressed to parents and caregivers, some parents have found it extremely helpful to allow their middle schooler to participate in the virtual talk about social media. One recent attendee shared:

“As a result of the ScreenSense webinar, my 8th-grade daughter truly thought about SnapChat and how she felt using it, after using and then not using it. Mostly the answer was anxious, about how much time she was spending and then anxious if she wasn’t keeping up her ‘Snap Streak’. She decided not to use the app anymore after we talked about who exactly benefited from Snap Streaks. It’s been three weeks, and she seems relieved to have dropped it. She’s planning an in-person event with the extra time she gained and hopes to convince her friends that SnapChat is a waste of their time too. Thank you for all of this material - I truly appreciate your help!”
                          -8th grade parent who attended the webinar about social media

For inquiries about our virtual parent-ed talks please email info@screensense.org

Private Consultation with Families

ScreenSense offers private consulting services (in-home in Marin County or virtual) for parents seeking custom support for managing tech use at home.  We help parents/caregivers create a tech-healthy environment at home that supports their values, improves daily habits, and reduces conflicts.  We can also help you prepare to give your child a first phone, strip down an iPhone so it only allows talk and text, reel in current phone use, or set up Apple Screen Time and other parent controls on devices, routers, smartphones, and apps. Sometimes just having someone to talk through the challenges of parenting tech makes all the difference.

For more information about in-home consulting, please email info@screensense.org

School Consulting

Daily life at school for educators and students is increasingly impacted by technology. Schools are navigating a new world of teaching and learning in a digital age with ed-tech advances, school-issued devices, and student phones disrupting the school day. We believe schools have a unique opportunity to create values and guidelines around tech for their communities and offer several options for supporting schools in this process. Currently we offer school leader consultations in the Bay Area.

For inquiries about our school consulting services, please email info@screensense.org