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TEDx Billings: Screen Time for Children Under 2

Opening Keynote: 2026 Parents as Teachers International Conference

IJBPE Webinar: Screen Smart and Screen Safe from the Start

Speaking & Events

Keynotes, talks and conference appearances by CMRRL Executive Director Will Maurer on screen time for babies and toddlers.

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Screen Smart and Screen Safe from the Start: Will Maurer in the International Journal of Birth and Parent Education

Will Maurer's article "Screen Smart and Screen Safe from the Start" appears in the October 2026 issue of the International Journal of Birth and Parent Education, arguing that every parent, caregiver and practitioner needs screen time literacy from birth.

Publications

Will Maurer

6 days ago2 min read

CMRRL Executive Director Will Maurer Delivers Opening Keynote at 2026 Parents as Teachers International Conference

CMRRL Executive Director Will Maurer delivered the opening keynote at the 2026 Parents as Teachers International Conference in Portland, speaking to about 2,500 early childhood professionals on screen time in the early years.

Press Releases

Will Maurer

May 74 min read

Children's Media Insider Sounds the Alarm: "No Screens Under 2" Policies Are Fueling the Crisis They Were Meant to Prevent

In his TEDx talk, CMRRL Executive Director Will Maurer argues that "no screens under 2" policies have created a regulatory void that a multi-billion-dollar industry is exploiting, and lays out a Fred Rogers-inspired blueprint for reform.

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Will Maurer

May 44 min read

SPEAKING EVENTS

CMRRL Executive Director, Will Maurer, Has Been Featured at Industry, Education and Advocacy Events Across the Globe.

UPCOMING

• 25th INTERNATIONAL FAMILIES AND FATHERS CONFERENCE

• 2025 BRIGHT START INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
• 2025 FIRST UP CONFERENCE

• 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (NAFSCE)

• 2026 FIRST 5 CALIFORNIA SUMMIT

• 2026 PARENTS AS TEACHERS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

• 2026 NATIONAL PARENTS UNION BACK TO SCHOOL TOWNHALL