About Be With Me
We started in 2025. As we embrace our digital age, we also want to remember how crucial it is to support the development of our children through genuine human interaction and connection. We encourage families and friends to intentionally step away from their devices and spend quality time together every day, multiple times a day. Our products are a reminder to make those intentional choices to BE WITH the people you are with and the place you are in.
WHO WE ARE
Meet the Founder
I'm Jess Kite. I've been an impassioned educator since 2003. As an educational consultant, wife, and mother of two boys, I see first-hand the struggles of today's youth with academics, mental well-being, and social skills. I have seen a decline in their oral language skills and ability to work together to solve problems. These are crucial life skills, no matter what the future may bring. Be With Me aims to support kids, parents, teachers, and community members to remind ourselves in our busy lives of the value of quality time together and how just 20 minutes a day, even when broken up, of high-quality interactions can truly change the lives of our children's future and their brain development.
Balancing Quantity for our Developing Kids' Sakes
We all enjoy our devices and it's ok to use them. However, when parents frequently use electronic devices during early childhood development, it can negatively impact a child's development, particularly in areas like language acquisition, social interaction, and attention span, with studies showing that children exposed to high levels of parental screen time may exhibit decreased responsiveness from parents, reduced opportunities for interaction, and potential delays in language development; furthermore, children may tend to mimic this behavior, leading to increased screen time themselves.
