Swiping. Global warming. Growing inequality.

The children of today, Generation Alpha, are facing a challenging world, one that is complicated by technology and threatened by forces outside their control.

And many of these children will be start out behind — in schooling, nutrition, and housing — before they even get started.

At Thrive: The Atlantic Summit on Children, we’ll discuss their future. How can we set them up for success? And how do we leave them a better, healthier world?

Straining matters further, COVID-19 upended every aspect of kids’ lives—schooling, nutrition, housing, and mental health. This “new normal” is completely different from anything we have ever experienced. So how do we prepare our children for life during these uncertain times?

The Atlantic convened educators, policy makers, doctors, and more to explore practical tools for parents, caregivers, guardians, and advocates to help kids grow in positive ways. The goal is not only to set children up for future success, but to ignite a passion to help the kids of today thrive!