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When enough parents say ‘not yet,’ culture begins to change.

Raising Children in a Digital World

Practical guidance, evidence-based insights, and shared experiences to help families navigate screens, delay smartphones, and protect childhood, together.

  • Phone-Free Schools – a No-Brainer?

    As parents ourselves, here at SFC-SA we know that every parent wants to give their children every possible advantage. We want them to be the best version of themselves they can be.

  • Free time in childhood – A precious commodity?

    Early childhood is an incredibly important part of human development and making sure to foster the right environment for a healthy, well-adjusted child is critical to their success later in life.

  • Will Banning Kids From Social Media Help?

    A massive global shift in thinking is underway. Over the last 14 years, since the arrival of smartphones, research now shows that excessive and inappropriate screen exposure

  • Stronger Together: Building a Movement to Delay Smartphones and Social Media for Children

    What we’ve learned as parents of older teens, watching their attachment, and in many cases addiction, to smartphones, should not be wasted. It should guide those coming behind us.

  • GBV prevention: Why delaying smartphone access is SA’s new public health priority

    The global policy wave to protect children from the harmful effects of social media has shifted from debate to decisive action, presenting an urgent challenge to South African policymakers.

  • We have started a conversation – SFC-SA

    Over the past few days, we’ve seen growing signs that the tide is turning in favour of stronger digital protections for children