Smartphone Free Childhood
Brighton & Hove

Upcoming event
Parenting in the Digital Age

Get informed • Support our children • Sign the pact

Thursday 1st May 2025, 18:30 - 20:30
Patcham High School, Brighton

  • Listen to our incredible panel of local experts in paediatrics, mental health, the police and education.
  • Hear from the inspiring Year 10 students who are delivering workshops for the city's primary children explaining what it's really like to own a smartphone.
  • Meet other parents who are considering delaying giving their child a smartphone until at least the age of 14.
  • Q&A with our experts to answer your burning questions.

Watch our panel event
The Hidden Impact of Smartphones
on Brighton & Hove's Children

Our aims are

1
To arm parents, carers, educators and community leaders with up-to-date information about the impact of smartphones on the lives of children.
2
To bring together families who are choosing to delay giving their children smartphones. We have strength in numbers.
3
To empower the whole community to work together to protect children from the risks of early smartphone use.