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Our kids are looking for a hopeful path through the social media world.

Many of today's parents want to delay social media introduction for their middle schooler, but struggle when their kiddo asks, “Why? Why do I have to wait?".

While research is still being done to fully understand the impact of social media, we don't have to wait to teach our kids what we DO know. The tween years are the perfect time to empower them to think critically about the role they want social media to play in their lives when the time comes.

Our resources help parents and kids cross the bridge into the social media world with intention and integrity.

MINI-LESSONS FOR FAMILIES DELAYING SOCIAL MEDIA

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OUR EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Faith Based

Simple digital discipleship resources that start and end with the beauty of God's social design.

Expert Guided

Calm, grounded, and uplifting information reviewed by physicians, therapists and researchers.

Girl Approved

Created for girls approaching the social media years to give them a hopeful path through the hazardous online world.

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Krista Boan, Founder

Krista is a former middle school teacher, mother of four digital natives, and champion of good-enough parenting. She's also the accidental—but proud—co-founder of the international nonprofit Screen Sanity. Through that journey, she's had hundreds (thousands?) of real, raw conversations with parents and experts—and has been blown away by their courage and creativity as they tackle one of today’s greatest challenges: raising kids in a digital world. She's excited to pass along her favorite tidbits of grace and truth to you!

Learn more about Krista's work here.

Dear Middle School Mama,

My journey as a middle school parent began six years ago when my oldest was entering 6th grade. Despite my background as a middle school teacher, I was a mess! Millions of questions, fears, and unknowns…and then there were smartphones. Everywhere I turned, painful stories of tweens in the digital world were bubbling up…and parents were blindsided and overwhelmed. We rookie moms would have given our right arms for someone ahead of us to tell us how to avoid the hazards we faced in the digital world…but we quickly learned the older mamas felt as hopeless and lost as we did.

I’m so grateful and humbled those same mamas were willing to share their stories, mistakes, and lessons with me over the past couple of years. Because of their courage and by God’s grace, I know a teeny bit more now than I did…and if you're a middle school mama, I want you to benefit from their wisdom too.

Passing on a handful of things mamas have told me “I wish I had known”... take what you need. This digital crossroad is a big one—let’s not cross it alone.

xo, kb