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Keep Tech in Check
 

Turning Life On

By Keeping Tech in Check.

 

Mission

Turning Life On’s mission is to transform societal norms surrounding smart devices, social media and technology usage by supporting, empowering and uniting parents, local ambassadors, school leaders, and leading professionals across Massachusetts and beyond. 

Through its ongoing commitment to understanding local needs, Turning Life On will empower communities by providing ambassadors with the tools and guidance necessary to sustain a grassroots movement. Regular meetings will connect ambassadors, allowing them to share best practices, build relationships, and offer mutual support.

By building strong relationships and partnerships with leading professionals in multiple fields, Turning Life On will be poised to co-create resources and refer these professionals to local ambassadors and communities. These connections will support local events and the sharing of information, and have the potential to significantly raise awareness and impact change. 

Turning Life On will also continually work to expand its base of annual philanthropic support and award grants to communities, enabling them to fund initiatives.

Vision

Transformation of societal norms which lead to healthy communities and families through informed and intentional use of technology. 

About

Founded in Concord, MA, Turning Life On is an expansion and extension of Concord Promise, a local, public support platform formed in 2017 that encourages parents to delay smartphones until at least 8th grade.

Through our experience with Concord Promise, we realized that parents outside of Concord are looking for support in their own communities. More importantly, we understand that children will eventually have smartphones and that the challenges of raising kids in a digital world are vast.

Since 2017, we have been learning and advocating, connecting and supporting, partnering and sharing. Turning Life On is the result of 1,000 of hours of dedication and hope from many different people. We are greatly for everyone who has supported us along the way and helped us get to where we are.

 

We are not anti-tech…

Technology is touching every aspect of our children’s lives from their relationships to their education and we are committed to teaching kids how to manage technology so it doesn’t manage them.

 

We did it when we first had our children: Baby playgroups and support groups from infant care to preparing for preschool abound. But when it comes to technology use, parents are often alone. Parents want to talk with each other about the challenges they’re facing and how they’re facing those challenges.

Parents need information to make healthy choices regarding how their kids are engaging with technology, including social media and online gaming. Parents and educators want to partner with professionals who can share information. Change will only happen if children and teens are involved in the conversation. Turning Life On brings all stakeholders together so they can discover the concerns, strategize and share ideas to improve these concerns, and implement healthier and more balanced technology use. We’ve been in this space since 2017, so we have to connections, wisdom and resources to make it happen!

Won’t you join us?