Sign the pledge

Why parents should sign and what happens when they do?

By signing this pledge, you commit to delaying smartphone access for your child until they are at least 14 years old. You can still provide a basic phone for calls and texts while adhering to the pledge, as these devices avoid many of the distractions and risks associated with smartphones.

The pledge is activated when five families from your child’s grade sign it. Once activated, Unplugged Canada will notify you and provide a list of the family surnames who have signed, allowing you to connect. Please note that no children’s names are required on the pledge. You may use initials or nicknames for your children’s first and last names if you prefer.

This network of like-minded families offers mutual support and reinforces your commitment.

Remember, there’s strength in numbers!

How To Sign The Pledge?

1. To sign the pledge, your child must be younger than 14.
2. You can sign the pledge for all your children at once. To add another child to a pledge form, simply select “add another child” on the form.
3. If your child is not in school yet, you can select that option and email us at [email protected] as soon as you know the kindergarten school your child will attend.
4. If your child is attending school, and since the majority of pledges are organized by school, it is very important to correctly identify your child’s school in our database when filling out the pledge form. To find your child’s school in our database, type one or two keywords from the school name and hit the magnifier icon on the form. Avoid words such as “the,” “elementary,” “middle,” “junior,” and “school”.
5. If you cannot find your child’s current or next school, please email us at [email protected] with the names of the schools you wish to add to our database.
6. On the pledge form, we ask for your child’s current school and next school. Please enter the current school your child attends and also the next school your child will attend, which might be an upper elementary school, intermediate school, junior high school, middle school, or high school. Please note that you only need to sign the pledge once, and we will renew the pledge every year for your child until your child turns 14 years old. If your child changes schools, let us know by emailing us at [email protected] to make the corresponding changes in our pledge database.
7. Unplugged is only taking pledges from Canada at the moment.