Watch: “Social Media And Your Kids”

Social Awakening's presentation for parents to better understand life in the digital age.

The Awake Kin

Monthly Live Q&A Meetings With Max Stossel on ZOOM.

🗓 Next Meeting:
Topic: Awake Kin Parent Call - October 2025
Time: Oct 6, 2025 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Passcode: 417617

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Every month you will enjoy access to:

On Demand video of “Social Media and Your Kids” Max’s presentation for parents
All of Social Awakening’s parent and student resources & best practices, including future resources as soon as they are released.

FAQs

What Is The Right Age To Give My Kid A Smartphone?

Am I Excluding My Kids?

What About AI?

But What About Computers, Aren’t They Just Big Smartphones?

What Are Tools To Monitor What My Kids Are Watching?

Don’t We Need To Teach Our Kids To Self Regulate Phone Use?

Should Smart Watches be included in Away For The Day?

Shouldn’t We Be Teaching About This Stuff?

What About Group Chats?

What Is The Right Age To Give My Kid A Smartphone?

But What About Computers, Aren’t They Just Big Smartphones?

What Are Tools To Monitor What My Kids Are Watching?

Don’t We Need To Teach Our Kids To Self Regulate Phone Use?

Should Smart Watches be included in Away For The Day?

Shouldn’t We Be Teaching About This Stuff?

Additional Resources

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Meaningful Daily Actions for Young People

Here are some of the best practices recommended in Max’s presentations. Having spoken to many thousands of students around the world, these are some of the most popular actions.

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Meaningful Daily Actions for Parents

Here are some of the best practices recommended in Max's presentations. Having spoken to many thousands of parents around the world, these are some of the most popular actions.

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Full Video Recording of Presentation

Here is a full video recording of Max Stossel's presentation to a mix of College Students, Parents & Faculty at Calvin University.

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Digital Wellbeing Guidelines

We created these Digital Wellbeing Guidelines with the Center for Humane Technology, for parents during the COVID pandemic.

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#MySocialTruth

We worked with Collin Kartchner and the Center for Humane Technology to create this campaign where young people share their own experiences publicly about how social media has influenced them.

If you're not sure where to begin when talking about social media, these stories serve as good conversation-starters for families or classrooms.

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Phones Away-for-The-Day School Policy Starter Kit

As a school, going Away for the Day, bell-to-bell K-12 is one of the best things you can do for your students. Here are some tools and insights to make that happen

Meaningful Daily Actions for Schools

Here are some of the best practices recommended in Max's presentations. Having spoken to hundreds of schools around the world, these are some of the most popular and effective actions.