Our members are actively involved in sharing insights and advocating for policy changes that prioritize optimal development in early childhood and contribute to our mission through:
Policy Advocacy: Collaborating with governments and organizations to implement recommendations that support screen-free environments for babies.
Scientific Research: Compiling research studies on screen exposure and their impact on infant development.
Public Awareness Campaigns: Educating parents, caregivers, and professionals about the benefits of a screen-free early childhood.
Our member nations:
| Australia Bangladesh Belgium Bermuda Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile Costa Rica Denmark England Ethiopia France | Germany Ghana Hong Kong India Ireland Israel Italy Kenya Korea Kuwait Lithuania Luxembourg Myanmar Netherlands | New Zealand Nigeria Norway Romania Turkey Scotland Singapore Somalia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Vietnam USA |
Member Testimonials
Canada
Dr.Rob Meeder, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Dr Rob Meeder is a pediatrician from Ontario Canada with a practice devoted entirely to child development and mental health. He is concerned about the impacts of screens and technology on early childhood development and the connection to mental health concerns later on in life. He achieved not only a post-graduate Master’s degree in child development but also post-graduate diploma in pediatrics.
England
Sarah Kingham
Sarah is a creative, and innovative teacher, trainer, and early years consultant from England. Her background working with children, schools and families spans more than 40 years including 20+ years as an Early Years Adviser, providing in-class support and training in schools and early years settings. She is the founder of an attachment-based early literacy programme, Readit2. During lockdown, Sarah created a YouTube channel dedicated to sharing stories with the under 5s and ‘Discovery Packs’. Sarah’s voluntary work includes having been a Trustee of an Early Years charity, an ambassador for a children’s charity, a member of three UK government All Party Parliamentary Groups on the under 4s. And she’s a proud mum of three independent adult children.
Ethiopia
Sahilu Baye
Founder & Executive Director at Enrichment Center Ethiopia | Former Country Rep for Child Rights Advocacy | Educator & Guidance Officer
Germany
Prof. Paula Bleckmann, PhD
Dr. Paula Bleckmann received a PhD in media education from University of Bremen. She is an expert on computer game addiction and professor of media education at Alanus University in Alfter near Bonn.
Germany
Dr. Barbara Kalckreuth
Specialist in Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy
Myanmar
Dr. Pyae Phyo Aung, M.B, B.S, Dip.Med.Sc
Pyae Phyo Aung is a Child Development Specialist at Ministry of Health, The Republic of the Union of Myanmar. He also works as a specialist assistant in the pediatric neurology unit of the children’s hospital, Mandalay.
Dr. Aung holds a M.B, B.S and Diploma of Science in Medicine (Pediatrics) from the University of Medicine, Mandalay and M.A. in Child Development from the University of Haifa, Israel with the excellence award for the research project proposal on adolescent depression linked to parenting. He is leading an early intervention team at a child development clinic with the aim of holistic developmental services for the children with special needs.
New Zealand
Miriam McCaleb, PhD
Miriam is a researcher, writer and teacher and lives in the magical South Island of New Zealand. Her background working with children and families extends more than 30 years, and includes kindergarten teaching, university lecturing, infant care, international advocacy, and a lot of play. She is also the mother of two great girls, an auntie to many, and a smitten great-aunt.
USA
Chase Davenport, IMH-E
Chase Davenport is the director of early intervention at Emory Valley Center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and a member of the World Association for Infant Mental Health.
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