What We Do

The PTC brings NYC parents and parent leaders together to tackle the hard questions about kids and technology.

For families at home, we offer support and clear guidance on phones, tablets, social media, group chats, gaming, AI, and other everyday tech decisions you face.

For parents of K-12 students, we provide resources to help you navigate everyday tech usage at home and at school.

And for parent leaders, we provide resources to help you organize, advocate, and change school technology norms.

Why we started

The PTC was founded by NYC parents whose kids attend independent schools across every grade level. 

We were unified by shared beliefs:

• That every family and every school community deserves the resources to make thoughtful, informed decisions about technology use;

• That important decisions about our children’s tech use are being decided at their K-12 schools; and

• That when like-minded parents work together, they can effect real change 

We saw parent leaders eager to help build healthier digital norms, but without the community or structure to succeed more easily. So we built it: toolkits, research-backed strategies, and a network of peers doing this work alongside you.

What we stand for

Educate. Research-backed guidance that helps parents make confident decisions.

Community. Cross-community collaboration that amplifies what works.

Advocate. Together, our voice on tech policy and digital safety is stronger.

Where we focus

We organize our work around four connected areas:

Tech-Safe Homes & Families: Helping families understand the issues and risks of phones, social media, tablets, group chats, gaming, gambling, and pornography — and giving you the conversation scripts, education materials, delay-adoption strategies, and clear standards to act at home.

Distraction-Free Schools: Looking honestly at where school technology falls short or can actively undermine learning - Chromebooks, YouTube, ineffective ed-tech platforms, and AI - and building a community of parents ready to ask better questions because when families and educators are on the same page, students thrive.

Unplug to Connect: For families who want to be more deliberate about tech. Bringing back landlines, sharing book and game ideas, building non-screen rituals — and helping parents model the change ourselves.

AI's Impact on Families & Society: Helping parents understand how rapidly evolving AI is reshaping childhood, education, and family life.