CHILDREN · TECHNOLOGY · BEHAVIOUR
Your child
isn't the
problem.
When a child's behaviour feels impossible to reach, there is always something underneath it. Not Broken exists to help parents and professionals understand what that is — and what to do about it.
4.5hrs +
Average daily screen time at home for Australian children — not including school screen use
13 years
Average age of first
exposure to pornography
in Australia
55%
Of parents rank online safety
as their #1 concern — above
physical and mental health
EVIDENCE INFORMED
eSafety Commissioner aligned
Peer reviewed evidence based
Developed by Driftwood Therapeutic SupportsTwo doors. One mission.
Whether you're a parent who is running out of answers, or a professional who works alongside families every day — Not Broken has a pathway for you
FOR PARENTSYou’ve tried everything, There’s still more.
Free resources, practical strategies and programs built around what the evidence actually says, not just generic advice that doesn’t account for your child or situation
Free parent guides and weekly alerts
Evidence-based strategies for home
Online and in person workshops
First Screen Assessment Tool
FOR PROFESSIONALSThe families you see that need a different frame
COMING SOON
THE NOT BROKEN FRAMEWORKBehaviour is a
language.
Are you fluent?
Every behaviour even the ones that are frightening, exhausting, and impossible to explain, is communication. Something is being said. The question is whether the adults around the child have the tools to hear it.
Not Broken doesn’t ask what is wrong with your child. It asks what is your child trying to tell you, and what needs are unmet.
The technology wasn’t designed to be safe.
Platforms and apps are engineered using the same psychological and neurological principles as poker machines, variable reward, infinite scroll, social validation loops. Childern’s developing brains cannot resist what teams of psychologists spent years perfecting.
Your parenting instincts were never going to be enough.
That is not a failing It is arithmetic. A parent's love and intuition versus a billion-dollar machine built to create dependency. The difficulty you are experiencing is evidence that the product worked exactly as designed
Understanding the why changes everything.
When you know what is actually driving the behaviour - neurologically, developmentally and socially - the intervention becomes workable.
Not Easy. Workable. The distinction matters.
— START HERE
The guide we wish someone had given you sooner
What is Happening to my Child? is a practical, evidence grounded guide for parent navigating a child whose online content exposure has affected their behaviour at home, at school, and in relationships. Honest, specific, and written without judgement.
Why this is happening, the neuroscience in plain language.
Four principles that must guide every conversation.
Scripts for the hard conversations.
How to respond without making thins worse
When and how to escalate for additional support
REGISTRATIONS OPENING SOON— STRUCTURED PROGRAM
Rewired
with Consent.
Technology rewired your child without asking.
This program is about choosing to rewire back — together.
Rewired with Consent is a structured, evidence-based program for families navigating gaming and technology addiction in young people. Built on Self-Determination Theory and grounded in the latest neuroscience, it works with both the young person and their parent or caregiver — because recovery doesn't happen in isolation.
Who this is for
Parents and caregivers of young people (aged 10–17) whose gaming or technology use has moved beyond enjoyment into dependency — where screens are no longer a choice, and removing them triggers distress, aggression, or withdrawal.
What the program covers
How games and platforms are engineered to create dependency — and why your child's brain can't resist
The neuroscience of addiction, reward systems, and what's actually happening in your child's developing brain
Why the parent-child relationship is the most powerful intervention tool — and how to repair it if it's under strain
Practical skills: mindfulness, self-regulation, goal-setting, and building motivation for change that lasts
Separate sessions for young people and parents — honest conversations in a safe, non-judgmental space
A recovery plan designed by your family, for your family — not a one-size-fits-all rulebook
EXPRESSION OF INTERESTBe the first to know when registrations open.
Leave your details below and we'll contact you when the program is ready to launch — including early access to program information and priority registration.
Your information is never shared. We'll only contact you about this program.
Want to bring this to your school or community group? Free sessions available.
Rewired Without Consent is a free parent information evening on what gaming, social media, and smartphones are doing to the developing brain. You provide the venue and the audience, we provide the evidence.
— THE PERSON BEHIND IT Kelli Lawler
Driftwood Therapeutic Supports
Port Macquarie, NSW
"I have sat in the rooms where the hard conversations happen. I have also had those hard conversations myself. I know what it looks like when a family is out of options, and I know what it looks like when something finally shifts. Where there is a glimmer of hope"
Not Broken was built from a decade of practice across disability, complex trauma, and out-of-home care — and from the consistent recognition that the families who need the most help are the least likely to find it.
The program exists because behaviour is not a problem to be managed. It is a language to be understood. And every child deserves an adult in their life who is fluent enough to hear what they are actually saying.
FROM THE BLOG
Honest writing on children,
technology, and behaviour
THE HARD TRUTH - LATEST POST
They Built It to Addict Your Kids.
Then They Protected Their Own.
The people who built the platforms your children use every day made a different choice for their own kids, strict limits, delayed access to phones, 90 minutes of screen time per week. Why? Because they had access to the information that we were given. This is what they knew that we were never told.
