Take Action
Take the Wait Until 8th Pledge
The Wait Until 8th pledge empowers parents to rally together to delay giving children a smartphone until at least the end of 8th grade. Let’s protect the elementary and middle school years from the distractions and the dangers of a smartphone. Banding together helps decrease the pressure to have a phone at an early age.
Once a grade at a school hits 10 or more pledges, the pledge is active! At this point, Wait Until 8th will email the parents the list of families from their child’s grade who are delaying the smartphone! As more families join an active pledge, parents will continue to receive updates.
Recruit friends to join us!
As of right now, most high schoolers, many middle schoolers and even some elementary students are in possession of their own smart phones. As the evidence mounts with regards to the harm they cause our kids and teens, we must work together to educate one another. We can be each other’s answer to this overwhelming situation.
Together we can reclaim childhood in the real world.
Share The Anxious Generation book
Finished reading your personal copy of The Anxious Generation? Reach out to us and we’ll collect your book and pass it on to someone else in the community.
If you have a book you wish to donate or are interested in getting a copy of it, please contact us at:
rsu5techalliance@gmail.com
Join our Regional Effort - Turn the Tide
RSU5 isn’t the only local community committing itself to these efforts. The reach is much broader than Freeport, Durham and Pownal. Our towns are the building blocks for a better Maine.