Working out when (and whether) to give your child a phone is hard. These are organisations we admire: campaigners, educators and health professionals helping families think clearly about smartphones, social media and screens. Further down, a few places Sayph has been written about.
A fast-growing movement of parents who believe childhood is too short to be spent on a smartphone, turning that conviction into a real culture shift, community by community.
Why we feel aligned: we share their starting point: the best first phone is often no smartphone at all. Sayph is for the moment a child genuinely needs to stay in touch, a step that keeps the spirit of a smartphone-free childhood intact.
Visit Smartphone Free ChildhoodExpert-led talks and workshops that help parents and young people make informed choices about smartphones, social media and screens, and build healthy tech boundaries at home.
Why we feel aligned: Papaya helps families decide; Sayph gives them an option once they have. We both believe in delaying where you can, and in supporting parents with practical, judgement-free guidance.
Visit Papaya TalksA campaign of doctors, nurses and other health professionals warning that the harms of children’s smartphone use are mounting, and calling for safer defaults.
Why we feel aligned: their evidence-led caution shaped how we think. Sayph is built around safer defaults (no app store, no social feeds) rather than addictive ones.
Visit Health Professionals for Safer ScreensCampaigning to protect children from addictive-by-design smartphones and unregulated EdTech, and to put children’s wellbeing ahead of engagement metrics.
Why we feel aligned: we reject addictive-by-design too. Sayph deliberately leaves out the app stores, social feeds and infinite scroll that SafeScreens warns about.
Visit SafeScreensA few of the publications writing about what we’re building.
Sayph is a UK company, creating safer phones for children. Our smartphones remove social media, app stores and addictive features, helping reduce screen time and online risks. With a parent-controlled portal, Sayph supports safer independence and healthier digital habits for kids.
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