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Driver's ed for the digital world

The phone is coming. Help your kid be ready for it.

Whether a phone is years away or right around the corner, Headlamp for Families gives you a clear path: see what your kid is ready for, learn together, and hand over responsibility as trust is earned.

Headlamp for Families app, parent home screen
Where is your family right now?
Not sure where to start? Start here.

Is my kid ready for a phone?

Free research-backed readiness assessment / 21 questions / 7 areas of readiness / Know what to work on next
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Dr. Evie Trevino, Resident Scientist at Headlamp for Families

Grounded in developmental science. Built with Dr. Evie Trevino, our Resident Scientist, and shaped by 25+ years of The YouSchool's work with teens and families.

Advisors include pediatricians and family therapists (LMFT)

The phone may be inevitable. The fight doesn't have to be.

Plenty of parents don't need another "no." They need a real path forward: a way to know what their kid is ready for, and a way to build what's missing.

Readiness isn't a birthday or a grade. It's self-control, judgment, and the kind of trust that grows through practice, with you alongside.

The path

Phones need driver's ed, too.

No one hands a 16-year-old the keys without lessons and a permit. Headlamp for Families follows the same idea, one stage at a time.

STAGE 1 / BEFORE THE PHONE
Digital Foundations
Learn the rules of the road. Build the values and habits that make every later step easier.
STAGE 2 / THE FIRST PHONE
Digital Permit
Practice with a guide. Your kid learns the real risks, shows what they know, and earns the first phone.
WHAT COMES NEXT
After the first phone: Social Media Driver's Training, for kids who have a phone but not social media yet. Coming soon.
ALL ALONG / THE APP
The Headlamp for Families app stays with you through every stage, helping you release responsibility step by step as readiness shows up.

How it works

1
Assess
See where your kid is strong and where they're still growing, across seven areas of readiness.
2
Learn together
Short lessons and guided conversations that fit into real family life.
3
Show readiness
Your kid practices, reflects, and demonstrates what they've learned, not just what they've been told.
4
Earn trust
The app helps you hand over responsibility gradually, as trust is earned.
Start with step 1: take the free assessment
Designed by our quantitative scientist, free, and you'll see results right away.

Control tools help you manage your kid's screen. Headlamp for Families helps your kid learn to manage themselves.

Control tools
Block apps and sites
Track location and messages
Set time limits
Rules your kid didn't help shape
Work only while you're watching
Headlamp for Families
Assess what your kid is ready for
Teach real risks before they show up
Guide parent-kid conversations
Release responsibility as trust is earned
Build habits that last when no one's watching

Simple pricing, whichever path you choose

Start with the course. Keep going with the app.

Before the phone
Digital Foundations
$45to start, then $15/month
Family Foundations Assessment
Digital Foundations course for parents
Two months of the Headlamp for Families app
Get started
The first phone
Digital Permit
$45to start, then $15/month
Phone Readiness Assessment
10-module video course for kids and parents
Quizzes and a final permit test
Two months of the Headlamp for Families app
Get started
What happens after two months? The course gets you started. The app keeps the momentum going with coaching, Daily Bearings, and a clear way to release responsibility as trust grows.

What parents are saying

"Even the best behaved kid will become glued to the screen when they get a phone. It took less than 2 days for me to absolutely regret giving the phone, they aren't the same person anymore."

Parent, focus group

"It can't be mom and dad policing. How do we get him in control, taking responsibility for the right choices?"

Parent interview

"If I were to reduce all of this to one strategic sentence: I want my kids to own their own time and attention."

Parent, focus group

Questions parents ask

Which course is right for us?-
If a phone isn't on the table yet, start with Digital Foundations. If the phone conversation has begun, the Digital Permit is built for that moment. Not sure? The free "Is my kid ready for a phone?" assessment can help you decide.
Does my kid need a phone to start?+
How long does each course take?+
Do we need both courses?+
When does Social Media Driver's Training open?+
What happens after the first two months?+
Is pricing per family or per kid?+
How is this different from parental controls?+

Readiness isn't a birthday. It's built.

Start where your family is today.

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