*The Mental Health Crisis We’re Ignoring* While the world debates screen time limits, children’s mental health continues to deteriorate. Families are overwhelmed, and digital wellness solutions for children under 12 are limited. Instead of fighting screens, it’s time we reclaim them to heal and connect families. That’s exactly what the Mindful Media Foundation (MMF) is doing—building the next-generation public media network, focused entirely on transforming screen time into shared, emotionally intelligent experiences and, critically, fostering connection beyond the screen. *The Co-Viewing Revolution: A Scalable, Measurable Mental Health Intervention* At the heart of this new media model is Co-Viewing—a clinically supported, underutilized strategy that fosters emotional resilience, strengthens caregiver bonds, and promotes lifelong mental health. But we’re going further. Through strategic content design and embedded product features, we’re creating a media environment that doesn’t just hold attention—it releases it back into the real world. *How We’re Making This the New Global Standard* Research-Driven Outcomes (In Partnership with Pediatric Institutions): • Clinical pilots measure how Co-Viewing improves mentalization, emotional regulation, and biological stress responses. • Pilots in early childhood programs assess feasibility and impact for underserved communities. Transforming Media into Mental Health Tools: • We partner with trusted brands like Highlights, Slumberkins, and entertainment executives from Nickelodeon, Disney, and YouTube to turn passive content into interactive, emotionally rich co-viewing experiences. • But it doesn’t stop there—our programming explicitly encourages off-screen connection, prompting post-screen activities like scavenger hunts, family games, and playful dialogue. Technology that Powers Connection—and Knows When to Power Down: • We leverage cutting edge technology to make Co-Viewing effortless across homes, schools, and hospitals - guiding kids and families toward off-screen moments of connection. • AI-powered second-screen experiences and character-driven AI companions foster emotional development in real time, while product design gently nudges families toward shared offline play. • “Connect and Continue” Model: Watch together. Talk together. Then leave the screens behind to play, explore, and bond. Empowering Creators to Lead the Movement: • Through our Content Innovation Engine, we provide cutting-edge tools that enable creators to transform existing kids programming and develop new content optimized for Co-Viewing and Co-Play. • These tools offer research-backed design frameworks, integrated AI-assisted interactivity, and seamless second-screen compatibility—making it easy for creators to produce media that promotes emotional regulation, family bonding, and healthier digital habits. • By democratizing access to these resources, MMF isn’t just building a new media platform—it’s cultivating a global generation of mental health-conscious content creators, driving systemic change across the entertainment industry. *Why This Stands Apart* We’re not building another app. We’re creating the future of public media for mental health, filling the void left by the decline of trusted institutions like PBS. Families don’t need another subscription—they need a trusted guide through the digital wilderness. Like Disney defined the last century of children’s entertainment, we are defining the next century of children’s digital and emotional wellness. This is more than a media platform. It’s a public health movement, a cultural reset, and a call to action.