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You can be the catalyst for change in your community!
Once five parents have signed up from your child’s school and grade, your pledge becomes active! This means you have all committed to wait until your children are 14 years old before giving them smartphones.
Once the pledge is active, we will send you a group email to let you know that the pledge has started and other families from your children’s grade are committed!
As more families join an active pledge and the size of your group increases, we will provide updates on this growth.
Spread the pledge
Help us spread this important message of Unplugged in your school community. Your voice is important in fueling momentum at your school and beyond. Here are some simple ways to help:
START SMALL
Grab a friend or two and ask if they have heard about Unplugged. Share with them why you have signed it and ask if they might be interested in helping bring the pledge to their school community. Connect them to the Unplugged website if they want to know more.
SPREAD THE WORD
Here are a few possible communication channels:
- Email or group chats are likely the most effective way to contact most parents from your child’s grade.
- Connect with your school’s Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) Chair and ask if details about Unplugged can be shared in their monthly meetings.
- Ask your school’s principal if they can advertise Unplugged in their bulletins.
- Click here for our flyer!
If you can’t get momentum with the school administration, start within your own circles! Of course, not everyone you contact will be moved to make this decision, but you will be amazed about how many actually will!
Community events
Unplugged Canada official launch with Brooke Shannon, founder of Wait until 8th, and other great panelists:
- When: Saturday September 14th at 4:30pm PST -6:30pm
- Where: Kay Meek Arts Centre, 1700 Mathers Avenue, West Vancouver, BC
Movie: Childhood 2.0
Social Media Dangers — Childhood 2.0
Watch the trailer here or on the right
Watch the whole movie, available on Youtube
Consider alternatives
We understand that it is important for some children to still be able to communicate with family and friends. Thankfully, there are options available that will allow your child to still have a smartphone but with none of the downsides
PINWHEEL
Pinwheel have created a unique operating system that lets kids be kids. Pinwheel supports outdoor play, book reading, and spending time with friends. The Pinwheel phone excludes everything that leads to poor quality screen time, including web browsers and social media platforms. In addition, there is no App Store on the phone accessible to children. A selection of beneficial apps that have been approved by a board of therapists are available for parents to add to the phone in the parent portal. With a Pinwheel phone, your child will have a modern, powerful smartphone with all of its advanced features, but with all of the bad things removed, helping them to develop healthy tech behaviours for life.
Share in your social circles
Communicate the good news today about the Unplugged pledge with your family and friends by sharing it on your preferred platform. Also, be sure to tag @unpluggedcanada in your instagram posts!