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What is the state of family hardship in 2025?

📅 Join our expert-led #MeetingTheMoment webinar on July 17 to hear from experts – including state and community leaders – as they discuss using important RAPID survey data to help drive change.

🔗 Free registration linked on our website.
Strong national supports help families meet basic Strong national supports help families meet basic needs and break the chain of hardship.

Join us July 17 for a discussion with a panel of experts involved in collecting - and using - this important data for a look at families most pressing needs and how we might best address them. 

🔗 Register for the free #MeetingTheMoment webinar now on our website.
Family experiences of material hardship are associ Family experiences of material hardship are associated with parent and child emotional distress, forming a chain reaction of hardship.

Join our webinar July 17 to hear from a panel of experts involved in collecting - and using - this important data for a look at families most pressing needs and how we might best address them. 

🔗 RSVP today on our website at link in bio.

#MeetingTheMoment
The persistently high levels of material hardship The persistently high levels of material hardship (averaging 35%) over the five-year period RAPID has tracked shows that many families struggle to meet basic needs, which makes it difficult to provide essential caregiving for their young children.

📆 Join the important conversation about the state of family hardship at our July #MeetingTheMoment webinar.

🔗 Free registration open now on our website at link in bio.
How does social media affect mental health? Expl How does social media affect mental health? 

Explore the complex relationship between online spaces, depression, and support for young people discussed during our last #MeetingTheMoment webinar focused on children & screens, available to watch on our YouTube channel via our website at link in bio.
📆 Our #MeetingTheMoment Webinar returns Thursda 📆 Our #MeetingTheMoment Webinar returns Thursday, July 17 with a panel on The State of Family Hardship. Dr. Dan Wuori will be moderating a conversation with Dr. Phil Fisher of the Stanford Center on Early Childhood to discuss the real-time findings of the RAPID-EC survey, alongside state and community leaders using the survey to help drive change at the state and community levels. 

RSVP now on our website at link in bio.
Parents of teens: go slow with tech. Learn how to Parents of teens: go slow with tech. Learn how to make thoughtful decisions about devices and why it's okay to walk things back. This & much more from our last #MeetingTheMoment webinar, now available to watch on our YouTube page via our website at link in bio.
Struggling with digital parenting? You're not alon Struggling with digital parenting? You're not alone—families everywhere face the same challenges. Experts share why it's not just you. 

Watch more from our #MeetingTheMoment webinar on YouTube (linked on our website at link in bio)
Parents are rethinking social media. Learn why fea Parents are rethinking social media. Learn why fear and reconsideration are shaping the conversation about kids, tech, and mental health.

#MeetingTheMoment: Children & Screens is now available to watch on our YouTube page, found on our website at link in bio.

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Don't aim for perfect—aim for better. Any positi Don't aim for perfect—aim for better. Any positive change in screen habits is a win for families. A goal you can begin achieving today? Limiting “technoference” during family time.

For more, check out the recording of our #MeetingTheMoment: Children & Screens webinar on YouTube.
Co-viewing digital content helps parents understan Co-viewing digital content helps parents understand and guide their kids' online experiences. Learn why watching together matters, from our June 20 #MeetingTheMoment webinar, hosted by @danwuori ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Id2ABq 

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Being online is part of growing up. So how do we h Being online is part of growing up.
So how do we help kids thrive—not just survive—in a digital world?

🧠 Join us June 20 to learn how to build healthy, informed screen habits at #MeetingTheMoment: Children & Screens.

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For babies under 12 months, real people > screens. For babies under 12 months, real people > screens.
Face-to-face interaction builds brains. Passive video doesn’t.

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Parents, educators, professionals—this one’s f Parents, educators, professionals—this one’s for you.

Join the Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation for #MeetingTheMoment: Children and Screens, a crucial conversation on how digital media is shaping childhood today.

🗓️ June 20 | 🕛 12pm ET
📍Free & virtual
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Screens are everywhere—but how are they really a Screens are everywhere—but how are they really affecting our kids?

Get insights from leading experts at #MeetingTheMoment: Children and Screens on June 20.

✅ Setting screen limits
✅ Choosing age-appropriate digital content
✅ Supporting healthy development
🔗 Save your spot on our website at link in bio.

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📱 What impact is digital media really having on 📱 What impact is digital media really having on kids?

Join us for #MeetingTheMoment: Children and Screens, a webinar exploring how screens shape child development—and what parents and professionals need to know.

🗓️ June 20 | 🕛 12pm ET
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From educational tools to endless scrolling—digi From educational tools to endless scrolling—digital media is changing childhood.

Join us June 20 for #MeetingTheMoment: Children and Screens, where top experts unpack what it means for kids, parents, and educators alike.

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💡 Philanthropy is most effective when rooted in 💡 Philanthropy is most effective when rooted in trust, collaboration, and shared purpose. We know that our grantees are navigating significant uncertainties, and we are committed to providing the flexibility, support, and resources needed to help them adapt. Whether through capacity-building, making connections, or fostering spaces for learning and connection, we are committed to meeting this moment together. Learn more on our website saulzaentzfoundation.org.

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It’s not just about children. It’s about the e It’s not just about children. It’s about the environments in which adults are trying to raise them.

Dr. Jack Shonkoff (@developingchildharvard) explains why healthy development is shaped by more than just parent-child interactions — and why issues like homelessness are a critical part of that broader environment. 

Watch more from our #MeetingTheMoment webinar series on our YouTube page at link in bio.

#EarlyChildhood #ChildDevelopment  #EndChildHomelessness
Early experiences don’t just shape learning — Early experiences don’t just shape learning — they shape lifelong health. Dr. Jack Shonkoff (@developingchildharvard) explains how brain development is influenced by the environments children grow up in, and why supporting the adults who care for them, especially in the context of homelessness, is just as critical as supporting the children themselves.

Watch more from our #MeetingTheMoment webinar focused on the impact of homelessness on children, hosted by Dan Wuori at the link in bio.

#EarlyChildhood #ChildDevelopment #EndChildHomelessness
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