The Journal
Research summaries without the panic, and playbooks that survive contact with real children.
First Phone
Every real option for keeping your kid connected without handing them a smartphone — watches, flip phones, walkie-talkies, and screenless devices, compared honestly.
June 15, 2026
Pediatricians, researchers, and 10,000 parent surveys point to the same answer: later than you think for a smartphone — earlier than you think for a voice line.
May 28, 2026
Screen Time
What the strongest studies actually show about screens and kids' brains, sleep, attention, and mental health — without the panic and without the excuses.
May 10, 2026
The 'everyone has one' problem is real. Here's the playbook that works: pacts with other parents, a genuinely cool alternative, and scripts for the hard conversations.
Apr 22, 2026
Push-to-talk toys and real phones solve different problems. A clear framework for which one fits your kid's age, range, and independence level.
Apr 2, 2026
Design
We sell a screenless phone with a visible display of names. Contradiction? Here's the design philosophy — and the neuroscience — behind the distinction.
Mar 18, 2026