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Sam Dewitt is a parenting educator, former classroom teacher, and the founder of The Digital Resilience Project, where he works with schools and families to help children navigate technology with confidence and critical awareness. With over fifteen years of experience in child development and digital literacy education, Sam has written for *The Atlantic*, *The Wall Street Journal*, and *Education Weekly* on topics ranging from screen time and adolescent mental health to the social dynamics of online gaming communities.
Sam began his career as a middle school English teacher in Portland, Oregon, where he witnessed firsthand how smartphones and social media were reshaping his students' friendships, attention spans, and sense of self. That experience led him to pursue a master's degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Washington, with a focus on digital media's impact on adolescent development. He later served as a curriculum director for a national digital citizenship program, designing evidence-based lessons used in over three thousand schools across the United States.
Through his workshops and speaking engagements, Sam has worked with more than five hundred schools, parent groups, and community organizations, reaching tens of thousands of families. He is a certified facilitator in the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) framework and serves on the advisory board of the Family Online Safety Institute. His approach emphasizes warmth, honesty, and a firm belief that parents already have the most important tools — the question is how to use them with confidence.
Sam lives in Seattle, Washington, with his partner and two children, ages nine and fourteen, who provide him with a constant, humbling reminder that parenting in the digital age requires more listening than lecturing. When he's not speaking or writing, you can find him coaching youth soccer, failing to keep his houseplants alive, and losing to his kids at Mario Kart.
