About Us

Mission Statement

To motivate and empower teens, parents, educators, policymakers, and tech industry leaders to act collectively to free children and adolescents from a childhood spent largely alone on screens, and instead promote independence, free play, and responsibility in the real world.

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Play-based Childhood World

The Team

Jonathan Haidt

Jonathan Haidt

Author of The Anxious Generation

Zach Rausch

Zach Rausch

Chief Researcher and Editor of After Babel

Alexa Arnold

Alexa Arnold

Chief of Staff and Managing Director

Catherine Price

Catherine Price

Author and Expert on Digital Well-being

Dave Cicirelli

Dave Cicirelli

Creative Director

Deb Eschmeyer

Deb Eschmeyer

Founder and Partner, Original Strategies

Elle O’Brien

Elle O’Brien

Senior Associate, Original Strategies

Freya India

Freya India

Writer

Joanna Rosholm

Joanna Rosholm

Founder and Partner, Original Strategies

Laura Miller

Laura Miller

Campaign Director

Leeah Derenoncourt

Leeah Derenoncourt

Coordinator, Original Strategies

Lenore Skenazy

Lenore Skenazy

Advocate for Childhood Independence

Maria Petrova

Maria Petrova

Social Media Lead

Matt McInerney

Matt McInerney

Partner, Township

Ravi Iyer

Ravi Iyer

Managing Director, USC Neely Center

Background

Organizations

Let Grow

Let GrowWe are working with many aligned organizations to roll-back the phone based childhood and restore the play-based childhood. We have a special relationship with Let Grow, which is making it easy, normal and legal to give kids the independence they need to grow into capable, confident, and happy adults.

Aligned Organizations

Aligned Organizations

Organizations working to end the phone-based childhood and restore the play-based childhood.

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