Resources

Documentaries, books, researchers, articles, and government reports — curated by the CLARA Standards team. No agenda, no affiliate links.

Article Series

Hey Parents — a 3-part series on what's really going on.

Part 1

Hey Parents — If You're Lost, It's OK

Have empathy for yourself. The experts disagree, the tech companies are shipping faster than families can keep up, and you were set up to fail.

Part 2

Finding Your Way

What you and your family can actually do. The practical stuff that works — from charging phones in your room to rallying your village.

Part 3

Coming Soon

The families who don't have the luxury of any of this, the regulatory mess that's making it worse, and what we're building to fix it.

Documentaries & Films

What to Watch

Documentary · 2025ScreenagersDir. Delaney Ruston, MD
Documentary · 2020Screened Out
Documentary · 2020Childhood 2.0
Documentary · 2018LIKE
Reading

What to Read

The research debate: phones, screens, and teen wellbeing
2024The Anxious GenerationJonathan Haidt
2017iGenJean Twenge
202510 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech WorldJean Twenge
2020Parenting for a Digital FutureSonia Livingstone & Alicia Blum-Ross
2014It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teensdanah boyd
2022Stolen FocusJohann Hari
2018The Art of Screen TimeAnya Kamenetz
Teen development and emotional health
2023The Emotional Lives of TeenagersLisa Damour, PhD
2016, rev. 2024UntangledLisa Damour, PhD
2024Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing UpAbigail Shrier
The surveillance and monitoring question
2023Growing Up in PublicDevorah Heitner
2015How to Raise an AdultJulie Lythcott-Haims
2018The Self-Driven ChildWilliam Stixrud & Ned Johnson
2023Never EnoughJennifer Breheny Wallace
2010Free Range KidsLenore Skenazy
Understanding the industry
2025Careless PeopleSarah Wynn-Williams
2023The Power of OneFrances Haugen