To the Parents Fighting for Reality,
We need to talk about the silence.
You know the kind. You walk into a living room, and it’s dead quiet. The kids are there physically, but they are gone.
They are "plugged in," staring at devices, sitting shoulder-to-shoulder but miles apart.
It looks peaceful. But it’s not peace. It’s Social Malnutrition.
We are seeing a generation that is "connected" to the WiFi but disconnected from the human being sitting next to them.
And the result?
We are seeing a spike in social anxiety and a collapse in the ability to read a room, negotiate a game, or just… play.
The Lie: "It's Just Screen Time"
The industry tells you this is fine. They call it "Engagement."
But when we peeled back the layers in our market analysis, we found the truth. The entire digital ecosystem is built on the "Retention Model."
Every notification, every streak, every auto-play video is a psychological hook designed to do one thing: Sever the connection with the real world. The app views your child’s friend, sibling, or grandparent as a "distraction" from the screen.
The Evidence: We Don't Grow Alone
This isn't just an opinion. It’s biology.
Our research into Child Development Perspectives highlights a critical concept: "Co-Regulation."
Children do not learn to manage their emotions in a vacuum. They learn it by bouncing off other humans, fighting over a toy, laughing at a joke, negotiating the rules of tag.
As noted in research on Sibling Involvement in Interventions (Lynam & Smith, 2022), the friction of social interaction is the engine of growth.
When we remove that friction with a screen, we stall the engine. We aren't just raising lonely kids; we are raising kids who are missing the "Social Scaffolding" they need to build their identity.
The Scrubbing Squad Solution: The "Green Eject"
We refuse to be part of the silence.
We built the "Green Eject" Protocol.
We don't sell "Time in App." We sell "Time to Action."
When a child finishes a mission, whether it’s brushing teeth or learning a localized greeting, we don’t serve them another video to keep them hooked. We lock the door.
The screen goes dark. The Green Eject signal flashes. And the mission explicitly commands them to reconnect:
We use the technology to trigger the connection, then we get out of the way so the human moment can happen.
This value is the heartbeat of Captain JT Peg, our Chief of Safety.
Cpt. Peg wasn't always a leader. In his "Old Navy" days, he was a "Lone Wolf." He thought he could solve every problem on his own. He viewed his crew as a burden.
It led to what he calls his "Spectacular Failures." He teaches our Hero Squad members a hard truth: "The lone wolf starves. The pack survives.".
He challenges your child to look up, find their crew, and realize that safety isn't about hiding; it's about having backup.
We are building for kids like Kenji (Aged 6, Edinburgh). Kenji doesn't use his iPad to hide from the world. He uses the Scrubbing Squad to learn Japanese words so he can teach his British friends, and British jokes to tell his Japanese cousins.
He is a "Cultural Bridge." He uses the tool to deepen his connections, not replace them.
The Directive:
Stop accepting the silence. Break the glass wall.
Heroes Start Here.
We are building this for our children, but we can’t do it without you and we want to know where you need the most backup.
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With gratitude,