You can make a difference. You can say yes to waiting.
By signing this pledge, you promise not to give your child a smartphone until at least the end of 8th grade as long as at least 10 families total from your child’s grade and school pledge. If you would like your child to have a basic phone that just calls and texts, you still can sign the pledge! The basic phone avoids many of the distractions and dangers of the smartphone.
Once 10 families have pledged from your child’s grade, you will be notified that the pledge is activated! Wait Until 8th will email you and the other parents who have signed from your child’s grade to connect you with each other. You will receive a list of families delaying from your child’s grade and parent emails to connect your group. This helps you to support one another. There is strength in numbers!
TIPS FOR SIGNING THE PLEDGE
Before you sign the pledge, here’s what you need to know to ensure your form is completed accurately and your pledge is connected to others in your community:
🎒 Grade Eligibility
Your child must be in kindergarten or above to sign the pledge.
Please do not sign if your child is in preschool—we’re unable to link preschool pledges with others locally.
🌍 U.S. Pledges Only
At this time, Wait Until 8th only accepts pledges from families living in the United States.
🏫 School Info Matters
On the form, enter the city and state of your child’s current school (not your home address).
Double-check how the city is listed on your school’s website—the school search tool is based on the school's mailing address.
If the wrong city is entered, your child’s school will not show up in the school search.
🔍 Can’t Find Your School?
If your school doesn’t appear, use the manual entry option on the form.
Be as specific as possible—no acronyms or abbreviations.
Our team will match your entry and, if needed, add the school to our database (this usually takes 3–5 business days).
🔁 Current & Next School
On the form, you’ll be asked for your child’s:
Current school (where they are now)
Next school (where they’ll go next: upper elementary, intermediate, middle, or junior high)
If your child is already in middle school, simply enter the same school for both.
Don’t know the next school yet? Just enter TBD.
🖊️ One and Done
Only one parent needs to sign—duplicate pledges are created if both do.
You only sign once. Each July 1st, our system automatically moves your child up to the next grade.
📬 What Happens After You Sign?
You’ll receive a welcome email with helpful tips on how to spread the word in your community.
You'll receive another email when your pledge becomes active (requires 10 families from the same grade and school).
If your child’s grade already has an active pledge, you'll receive Thursday email updates if someone new joins the group.
🚨 Final Reminder:
➡️ Double-check the city and state of your child’s school before submitting the form!
This helps ensure your pledge is correctly linked with your community.
PRIVACY POLICY
This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for Wait Until 8th. The security of your personal information is a priority to our organization. We seek to protect this information by maintaining electronic security measures and safeguards designed to protect personal information within our organization. When you enter the information on the pledge form, it is stored in our pledge data management system through Sales Force known in the industry for its security.
We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization. Your information will not be made public on this website. If your child’s pledge does become active (10 or more pledges for your child’s grade), Wait Until 8th will notify you. You will receive via email a list of families who are waiting from your child’s grade along with each other’s names and emails to connect you with each other. This helps you to support one another. There is strength in numbers!
