
Resources to Help You Raise Strong, Screen-Smart Kids
“The most dangerous place for a child is to be alone in their room with a smart device.”
— FBI Agent via Save the Kids Podcast
Explore the Resource Categories
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Age-appropriate books to start conversations about sex, boundaries, safety, and raising healthy kids in a digital world.
Apps, filters, and tech solutions to help you protect your kids online and manage their screen time wisely.
Naomi’s personal approach to raising screen-smart teens in a low-tech home, with practical examples.
Templates, tools, and resources for setting family screen rules and helping kids build healthy habits.
Trusted research and book recommendations on how screens impact the brain, mental health, and development.
Eye-opening videos, TED Talks, and documentaries that reveal the real-world harms of the porn and tech industries.
Top podcast episodes exploring screen addiction, trafficking, porn culture, recovery, and raising resilient kids.
Hopeful, science-backed books, programs, and tools for those navigating porn use and recovery.
Research, expert advice, and screen limits for kids who game — plus tools to spot red flags and addictive behaviour.
Faith-based and secular curriculum, digital wellness programs, and advocacy tools to protect kids in schools.
What parents need to know about the rising threat of OF, its false promises, and real-life consequences for boys and girls.
Legislation, action campaigns, and organizations working to protect children online in Canada and the USA.

Prevention & Parenting Books
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Diapers to Dating – Dr. Debra Haffner
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The Right Touch – Sandy Kleven (put this one in your school library!)
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I Said NO! – Zack & Kimberly King
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Good Pictures, Bad Pictures (junior & 2nd editions highly recommended)
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The New Speaking of Sex – Meg Hickling, R.N.
These conversations might make you cringe, but that’s often because our parents never had them with us. Let’s do better for our kids.

Parental Controls & Monitoring Tools
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Parents Program – Culture Reframed (free, self-paced course for parents of tweens & teens)
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App Reviews – Protect Young Eyes
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Brain Defense Digital Safety Course – Defend Young Minds (for ages 7–11)
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Understanding Routers & Controls – Protect Young Eyes
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5 Habits of a Tech-Ready Home – Protect Young Eyes
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Parent Control App Review – Family Tech YouTube (reviews Bark, Boomerang, OurPact & more)
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Eero – Mesh WiFi system with strong parental controls
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CIRA.ca - free online protection, Canadian made
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Google Family Link – Controls, screen time tracking, GPS, and more

Tech Use in Our Home
"Delay. Limit. Build a low-tech home.” – Naomi
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At 17-year-old our one child had an iPhone, but with no harmful apps — . no social media! She had an IG account on my phone, and often forgot it was there!
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At 13-year-old our boy had no personal device, no gaming console, no smart TV, and no unsupervised internet access. At 14, we got a Pinwheel and have been very pleased with it. Here's our 2 month review.
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Recommended social media documentaries: The Social Dilemma, Childhood 2.0, Can't Look Away and Screenager.
This might sound extreme, but it works. And it’s a huge source of peace for everyone. They also never struggled with sleep, lack of friends, anxiety, or low self esteem. If you'd like to brainstorm how to raise low-tech, high-functioning kiddos book a consultation with me today.

Tech Contracts & Screen Guidance
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How to Set Up Parental Controls – Protect Young Eyes
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Phone & Social Media Contract – Culture Reframed
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Is My Child Ready for a Smartphone? Answer this first parents: are you ready for your child to see pornography? That is the truth of it.
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The Glass Between Us – Book on tech, family, and reclaiming connection. I recommend this for mature teens.
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18@18 Challenge – no social media on your phone until 18 and on your 18th birthday parents pay $1800! We did it with our daughter, it was highly successful. We're doing it now with our son, he upped the game, added no video games in the house and we agreed on $2500 at 18 for both! WORTH EVERY PENNY!
Recommended therapist for parents, couples:
Faren Zayda https://www.farenzayda.com/

Screen Science, Brain Health & Research
Naomi’s Recommended Reading List – Every parent should read these
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Boys Adrift - Dr. Leonard Sax
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Girls on the Edge - Dr. Leonard Sax
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Why Gender Matters - Dr. Leonard Sax
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The Collapse of Parenting - Dr. Leonard Sax
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PluggedIn.com – Faith-based media reviews
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The Anxious Generation – Dr. Jonathan Haidt
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Screen Recommendations for Under 5 – Jonathan Haidt
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Digital Delusion - Dr. Cooney-Horvath (important to understand ed-tech, every teacher, school admin must read)
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Have a New Kid by Friday - Dr. Kevin Leman (great parenting book)
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Neurodivergent kids? This is the best parent resource: GrowNOW ADHD
Recommended Therapist for parents raising a child on the autism spectrum: Leah Kinnear, https://counsellingwithleah.ca/

Documentaries & Video Resources
Naomi’s Top Picks – These are powerful, disturbing, and necessary. NOT for children.
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Raised on Porn – Magic Lantern Pictures
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Liberated: The New Sexual Revolution – Magic Lantern Pictures
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Brain, Heart, World – Fight the New Drug (3-part series following real stories)
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TED Talk – Colin Kartchner
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Growing Up in a Pornified Culture – Dr. Gail Dines
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Why I Stopped Watching Porn – Ran Gavrieli
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The Great Porn Experiment – Gary Wilson
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The Demise of Guys – Philip Zimbardo
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Understanding Domestic Human Trafficking - Karly Church

Podcast Recommendations
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Gail Dines Interviews – Especially after watching Liberated
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The US Surgeon General’s Social Media Warning
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Scrolling to Death – Deep dives into tech harms
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Consider Before Consuming – Harms of porn
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The Place We Find Ourselves – Trauma healing & self-awareness
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Shawn Ryan Show - episodes with Ryan Montgomery #56 (ethical hacker), Victor Marx #83 (abuse survivor and child rescuer, most riveting interview you will ever hear), Yeomi Park #54 (escaped North Korea and human trafficking) and Tim Tebow #199 (anti trafficking leader)

Pornography Support & Recovery
Fight the New Drug – Brain science, stories, and healing tools
The Sex Talk You Never Got – Sam Jolman (especially for Dads)
UNWANTED – Jay Stringer
“Unwanted sexual behaviors are a roadmap to healing, not a life sentence.” – Dr. Stringer
🧭 Take the Self-Assessment
Other excellent resources:
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PureDesire.org
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Covenant Eyes
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EverAccountable
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Fortify
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The Freedom Fight (Christian program)
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Coach Frank Rich - YouTube
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Sathiya Sam – The Last Relapse
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Heart to Heart Counselling – Dr. Doug Weiss
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Andrew J. Bauman
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Reboot Nation - checkout their chat forum, guys helping guys
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Christian Counselling Centre for Sexual Health and Trauma
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Hayden Daum on IG (sign language about porn)
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The Chastity Project - tonnes of great resources, designed to do with someone else, you cannot fight this alone.
Books:
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How Pornography Harms – Dr. John D. Foubert
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Protecting Children from Internet Pornography – Dr. John Foubert (Highly recommended)
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Pornland – Dr. Gail Dines, all about the industry.
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Skating on Thin Ice – Dr. Walter Dekeseredy et al. (hockey culture, violence & exploitation)
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Pornocracy - Joe Bartosch and Robert Jessel (2026)
Recommended Therapist for those with compulsive sexual behaviours:
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Paul Lavergne https://www.turningpoint4me.com/our-team/paul-lavergne/
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Jay Stringer
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Adam Young
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The Allender Centre - Healing, restoration, story work

Video Games
GameQuitters.com – Has the BEST resources for parents and gamers!
Take the test, are you addicted? GAMER / PARENT
Advice from Dr. Leonard Sax:
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No gaming on school nights
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45–60 min/day max on weekends
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No headsets. Know what they hear.
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Never in bedrooms or behind closed doors
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Rule-enforcing games > rule-breaking
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Read reviews on Protect Young Eyes or Plugged In
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Watch for warning signs: gaming > real life = addiction
📘 Read: Boys Adrift – Dr. Leonard Sax

School Curriculum & Advocacy Resources
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Must read for parents and school staff to understand how one one one devices hurt learning. Book Digital Delusion by Jared Cooney Horvath or listen to any one of his interviews.
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Culture Reframed – Free, porn-critical sex ed curriculum
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Wired Human – Value-driven curriculum for healthy screen use
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Protect Young Eyes
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How to Talk to Your District About Cell Phones
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5 Tech Questions to Ask Every Principal
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The Case for Removing Cell Phones on Buses

OnlyFans Awareness: What Parents Need to Know
“OF is softly influencing a generation to idealize becoming sex workers.” – Victoria Sinis, former recruiter*
What is OnlyFans (OF)?
It’s a pornographic platform that glamorizes DIY porn creation. OF promotes a fun, empowering, lucrative lifestyle while minimizing the dark reality:
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4.6 million content creators competing for the eyes and wallets of the 300 million plus subscribers
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Only 300 of the 4.6 million content creators made more than $1 Million in a year, that's 0.0001$
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The remaining majority average ~$150-180 USD/month (this is for working 10 - 12 hour days, making and promoting content)
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With fierce competition and a desire to be successful, content creators are gently pushed to produce more extreme content. This can include "collabs" which is a nice way of saying sex on camera.
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Viewers cannot tell if the person behind the camera is a victim of sex trafficking or domestic violence, being forced to perform for money.
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OF porn producers all have strong social media presence, glamourizing this lifestyle and normalizing sex work. The more girls see this, the more they believe selling their body is a viable, empowering income source. The more boys see this, the more they will believe they have the right to access any female they want and they are entitled to tell her what to do - for his satisfaction or sadism.
🔊 Must-hear testimonies:
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Victoria Sinis – Former OF recruiter
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Nala Ray – Former OF creator (interview w/ Lecrae)
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Olivia’s Story – Ex-OF creator
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Brittni De La Mora – Former adult film actress
That content lives online forever. Let’s teach our daughters they are worth more than this and our boys that intimacy cannot be purchased.

Government Advocacy
In Canada:
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Defend Dignity: Advocacy Hub
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Bill S-210: Requires age verification before accessing online porn
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Email your MP in two clicks via the Defend Dignity link above
