We built this because we couldn't find it.
Headlamp for Families was built by practitioners — people who have spent careers close to kids and families, watching this get harder every year.
The right question isn't "how do we control this?" It's "how do we help kids become ready for it?"
We've spent a combined 25+ years helping teenagers figure out who they are. That work kept getting harder. And when families started asking us about phones, we realized no one was giving them a tool honest enough to actually help.
Headlamp for Families is our answer.
Built close to families.
Every person on this team has spent years working with kids, families, and the technology that shapes them.
Scott Schimmel
25 years helping teenagers figure out who they are. Through The YouSchool, Scott has built identity-formation curriculum used across dozens of schools and youth organizations. Headlamp for Families is the next version of that work — built for the moment families need it most.
Sanam Charlton
Sanam started her career as an educator and has always cared deeply about helping young people grow into confident, capable people. At Headlamp for Families, she brings together her experience in education, technology, and product to build tools that help families navigate the digital world while protecting what matters most to her: connection, trust, and a strong relationship between parents and their kids.
George Bryant
George Bryant is a New York Times bestselling author, entrepreneur, and marketing strategist known for helping brands grow through trust, relationships, and customer-first experiences. He works closely with the Headlamp for Families team to design and shape our go-to-market strategy, helping us build awareness, reach families, and create a customer journey that drives engagement and growth.
Dr. Evie Trevino
The assessment at the heart of Headlamp for Families isn't a checklist — it's a framework built from thousands of studies on adolescent development. Dr. Trevino synthesized the research across seven developmental dimensions so parents get a real picture of their child.
These are partnerships, not endorsements.
Each person below shaped how Headlamp for Families thinks — about development, about technology, about what parents actually need.
Blair Heuer
Software engineer with a Stanford MS in human-computer interaction and nearly two decades at Facebook/Meta building internal tooling; currently working independently on various app ideas.
"As a software engineer, I've spent my career building things that make people's lives better, and I genuinely believe technology does that. I'm also a parent of three kids growing up with devices in a way I never did, and I care a lot about getting it right for them. Headlamp is working on exactly that problem, and I'm excited to help other families navigate it — and to keep learning myself."
Dr. Kellen Glinder
Dr. Kellen Glinder is a distinguished pediatrician with over two decades of experience in Silicon Valley. He earned his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School and completed his residency at the University of Vermont. He holds a faculty appointment as an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at Stanford University and is an active member of several professional organizations. Currently, Dr. Glinder runs the Maison Medical Group, a premier concierge medicine and wellness practice in Menlo Park, CA.
"As a Silicon Valley pediatrician I have witnessed first-hand how children and families struggle with the introduction of devices. Headlamp now provides evidence-based, sensible guidance to help parents and kids collaborate on device use. I am all in."
Kristina Halmai Gillan
Kristina is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps adults build the skills and confidence to support young people's healthy development, emotional well-being, and long-term resilience, serving as the Director of Service Innovation for the YMCA of San Diego County.
"As both a mom and a therapist, I know that relationships with trusted adults can give kids a safe place to explore, ask questions, make mistakes, and learn to live according to their own values. While tech companies are competing for our children's attention, I hope Headlamp can help families have those important conversations and empower young people to engage with technology with greater self-awareness, intention, and autonomy."
Dr. Tyler Kirkland
Tyler Kirkland is a physician specializing in emergency medicine and addiction medicine, currently completing an addiction medicine fellowship at Stanford. His clinical interests include increasing awareness of addiction and expanding access to treatment, with a particular focus on problematic screen use among adolescents.
He completed his emergency medicine residency at Kaweah Health in Visalia, California, in 2026 and earned his medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2023. He holds a BS in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
"I’m drawn to Headlamp for Families because it goes beyond simply telling parents to keep their kids off smartphones—it takes a proactive approach to helping families address problematic screen use and support healthier habits."
We're grateful for every one of these relationships. The full council of 22 advisors has shaped everything from the assessment framework to the language inside the app. Headlamp for Families is better because of them.
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