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Dear Ada Families,
As PTO Board Members of Ada Elementary, we want to share the opportunity to sign the Wait Until 8th pledge to delay giving our kids smartphones. The Wait Until 8th pledge empowers parents to rally together to delay giving children a smartphone until at least the end of 8th grade. By banding together, this will decrease the pressure felt by kids and parents alike over the kids having a smartphone. There are so many reasons to wait.
Many parents say “yes” to the smartphone early because so many other families have said “yes.” What if we said "not yet” together though? What difference would it make if our kids had a few more years smartphone free?
Please note that this pledge is for smartphones only. If you would like your child to have a basic phone that just calls and texts, you still can sign the pledge! The basic phone avoids many of the distractions and potential dangers of the smartphone. There are several basic phones here.
A pledge becomes "active" once 10 or more families from a grade at a school sign. The organizers designed the pledge this way so you don't have to fear "what if I am the only parent that signs this in my kid's grade." This takes the pressure off because the pledge only kicks in once at least 10 families sign from your grade.
More than 82,000 families from all 50 states have said yes to waiting for the smartphone. Plus, many parents have signed from our school. Will you join us?
To learn more and sign the pledge, please visit www.waituntil8th.org or check out Wait Until 8th’s Instagram account. There is also a group of Ada Elementary parents who've started a local chapter of Wait Until 8th on Facebook and Instagram, aimed at using the pledge as a spring board to help families build a further community on this issue. Their hope is that all types of families with a broad spectrum of thoughts and opinions on this hard topic find support and encouragement within this growing group of parents looking to avoid a "screen-based childhood" for as many kids as possible in our school district.
If you're into it, join us, sign the pledge and follow our local chapter on Facebook and Instagram. Also, consider sharing this page or our socials with other parents! If you're not interested, no worries at all. We totally understand. If you are on the fence, we encourage you to read this article from the Atlantic Monthly, End the Phone-Based Childhood Now or check out the book it was based on.
Thank you for your time!
Sincerely,
The Wait Until 8th - Forest Hills Chapter
Endorsed by The Ada Elementary PTO Board
As PTO Board Members of Ada Elementary, we want to share the opportunity to sign the Wait Until 8th pledge to delay giving our kids smartphones. The Wait Until 8th pledge empowers parents to rally together to delay giving children a smartphone until at least the end of 8th grade. By banding together, this will decrease the pressure felt by kids and parents alike over the kids having a smartphone. There are so many reasons to wait.
Many parents say “yes” to the smartphone early because so many other families have said “yes.” What if we said "not yet” together though? What difference would it make if our kids had a few more years smartphone free?
Please note that this pledge is for smartphones only. If you would like your child to have a basic phone that just calls and texts, you still can sign the pledge! The basic phone avoids many of the distractions and potential dangers of the smartphone. There are several basic phones here.
A pledge becomes "active" once 10 or more families from a grade at a school sign. The organizers designed the pledge this way so you don't have to fear "what if I am the only parent that signs this in my kid's grade." This takes the pressure off because the pledge only kicks in once at least 10 families sign from your grade.
More than 82,000 families from all 50 states have said yes to waiting for the smartphone. Plus, many parents have signed from our school. Will you join us?
To learn more and sign the pledge, please visit www.waituntil8th.org or check out Wait Until 8th’s Instagram account. There is also a group of Ada Elementary parents who've started a local chapter of Wait Until 8th on Facebook and Instagram, aimed at using the pledge as a spring board to help families build a further community on this issue. Their hope is that all types of families with a broad spectrum of thoughts and opinions on this hard topic find support and encouragement within this growing group of parents looking to avoid a "screen-based childhood" for as many kids as possible in our school district.
If you're into it, join us, sign the pledge and follow our local chapter on Facebook and Instagram. Also, consider sharing this page or our socials with other parents! If you're not interested, no worries at all. We totally understand. If you are on the fence, we encourage you to read this article from the Atlantic Monthly, End the Phone-Based Childhood Now or check out the book it was based on.
Thank you for your time!
Sincerely,
The Wait Until 8th - Forest Hills Chapter
Endorsed by The Ada Elementary PTO Board
