Children and Screens

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by Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development

Research institute providing evidence-based guidelines on children's digital media use.

1,453 families

47 schools

5 rules

Ages 0–17

About this movement

Children and Screens is the leading interdisciplinary research institute studying the effects of digital media on child development, founded by Dr. Pamela Hurst-Della Pietra. Their recommendations synthesize findings from neuroscience, psychology, and pediatrics into actionable guidelines covering screen time, social media, gaming, and sleep. Phosra can translate these research-based recommendations into measurable platform rules for families who adopt them.

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How Phosra Enforces Children and Screens

Children and Screens rules mapped to the Phosra API — enforce them individually or adopt the entire movement in one call.

Children and Screens

Adopt Entire Movement

Enforce all 5 rules from Children and Screens across every connected platform with a single API call.

POST /v1/enforcement/movements

bash

curl -X POST https://api.phosra.com/v1/enforcement/movements \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "child_id": "ch_emma_01",
    "movement_id": "children-and-screens",
    "enforce_all_rules": true
  }'

Evidence-based time caps

Daily Screen Time Limit

time_daily_limit

Caps total daily screen time across all connected platforms.

POST /v1/rules — Evidence-based time caps

bash

curl -X POST https://api.phosra.com/v1/rules \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
      "child_id": "ch_emma_01",
      "rule_category": "time_daily_limit",
      "value": "Age-tiered limits",
      "platforms": [
          "*"
      ]
  }'

Social media delay

Social Media Age Gate

social_media_min_age

Blocks social media account access until the child reaches the minimum age.

POST /v1/rules — Social media delay

bash

curl -X POST https://api.phosra.com/v1/rules \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
      "child_id": "ch_emma_01",
      "rule_category": "social_media_min_age",
      "value": "Until age 13+",
      "platforms": [
          "*"
      ],
      "max_age": 13
  }'

Anti-compulsive design

Addictive Design Control

addictive_design_control

Enforces the addictive design control rule via the Phosra API.

POST /v1/rules — Anti-compulsive design

bash

curl -X POST https://api.phosra.com/v1/rules \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
      "child_id": "ch_emma_01",
      "rule_category": "addictive_design_control",
      "value": "Disable autoplay, streaks",
      "platforms": [
          "*"
      ]
  }'

Sleep hygiene

Time Downtime

time_downtime

Enforces the time downtime rule via the Phosra API.

POST /v1/rules — Sleep hygiene

bash

curl -X POST https://api.phosra.com/v1/rules \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
      "child_id": "ch_emma_01",
      "rule_category": "time_downtime",
      "value": "No screens 1hr before bed",
      "platforms": [
          "*"
      ]
  }'

Usage transparency

Screen Time Report

screen_time_report

Enforces the screen time report rule via the Phosra API.

POST /v1/rules — Usage transparency

bash

curl -X POST https://api.phosra.com/v1/rules \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
      "child_id": "ch_emma_01",
      "rule_category": "screen_time_report",
      "value": "Weekly family reports",
      "platforms": [
          "*"
      ]
  }'

Included rules

When adopted, these rules are automatically enforced across all connected platforms.

Evidence-based time caps

Age-tiered limits

Social media delay

Until age 13+

Until age 13

Anti-compulsive design

Disable autoplay, streaks

Sleep hygiene

No screens 1hr before bed

Usage transparency

Weekly family reports

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