Overview

• Over 3,000 families across Spain have signed the Pacto de Familias pledge within days of its launch, committing to hold off on giving children smartphones until they turn 16.
• The ALM platform breaks down sign-ups by province, school and grade in four languages to ease peer pressure and foster a shared commitment.
• Pediatrician Gonzalo Pin notes that each 10 minutes of screen time before bed cuts real sleep by 10 minutes, while neurologist María Cerdán links device overuse to cognitive and behavioral issues in children under 12.
• Sociologist Lluís Ballester highlights how pervasive screen culture is reshaping adolescents’ sexual and emotional identities.
• Organizers and UNESCO experts call for collective, structural measures—including community pacts, educator training and institutional regulation—to safeguard children’s digital health.