The Tech Exit

More and more parents are waking up to the reality that putting screens in their kids’ hands has come at a cost, to mental health, relationships, and family life. But awareness alone often leaves parents feeling overwhelmed or guilty, asking, ‘Now what?’ Clare Morell delivers the answers. The Tech Exit is the clear, practical, and hopeful roadmap parents have been waiting for. * Hannah Oertel, Founder of Delay Smartphones *We know smartphones can be harmful to kids and teens, but what can we do about it? In this indispensable guide, Clare Morell documents the solutions that actually work. * Cal Newport, author of ‘Slow Productivity’ and ‘Digital Minimalism’ *A necessary and eye-opening wake-up call for parents… This book is a clarion call for parents and policymakers to finally understand how our children are routinely exposed to dangerous, violent, and pornographic content online. The only way is out, and this book shows parents how. * Jean M. Twenge PhD, author of ‘Generations’ *Clare Morell is a modern-day Rachel Carson, and The Tech Exit is our generation’s Silent Spring, issuing a compelling and clear-eyed warning about the deadly serious hazard we humans are exposing ourselves to in the name of what we thought was technological progress. The good news is that each family and community has the power to extricate itself from Big Tech’s toxic trap - and Morell has provided the road map out. * Oren Cass, founder and chief economist of American Compass *Finally, parents have dead-on and deeply human guidance on how to loosen tech’s vice-like grip on our kids. Read this book! * Abigail Shrier, author of ‘Bad Therapy’ *

Clare Morell is a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC) and director of EPPC’s Technology and Human Flourishing Project. Her work and writing have been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fox News, The New York Post, Newsweek, National Review, The Hill, The Dispatch, National Affairs, Washington Examiner, Deseret News, The Federalist, The American Conservative, Public Discourse, WORLD Opinions, American Affairs, The Washington Times, and The Daily Signal. She frequently consults state legislators and members of Congress on technology policy, and has helped draft legislation to protect children online. She, her husband, and their three children live out their Tech Exit life together in Washington, D.C.