Parenting in 2024 means understanding how digital technology has profoundly altered how our kids interact with the world and each other. Our workshops offer practical insight and suggest ways you can support them and help keep them safe.
- How can we teach resilience and educate teens about high-risk behaviours?
- Is all screentime really the same?
- How much screen time really is too much?
- How can we keep our kids talking to us?
- How do we handle our kids’ anxieties (and our own)?
- Why is my tween/ teen going to sleep at 3 am?
Parenting can be hard but communication is key.
Our new line-up of workshops for parents, students, and educators is is available in-person and online. If you’d like to discuss scheduling workshops for parents, students, and/or staff, please email me here. Check out the descriptions below.
Smartphone, Sexting & Social Media
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Description: Our children are digital natives, growing up in a wired world we could never have imagined during our own school years. The pandemic further amplified and magnified these effects, as kids and teens spent more time online for school and socializing. Turns out, it’s very hard to roll back permissions. Parents often feel uncertain about the impact this may be having on their mental and physical health. This workshop focuses on what the research has to say about the benefits, challenges, and opportunities oof growing up in a wired world – and offers practical guidelines for mitigating risks and keeping them engaged. See full description here.
There will be a Q&A at the end of the session so bring your questions!
Worried Sick: What Parents & Teens Need to Know About Anxiety
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It’s a commonly traded truism among parents today that this generation of children is struggling with significantly higher rates of anxiety, depression and other mental health problems. The research seems to bear this out. But why is this happening and what can we do about it? This workshop for parents will offer an overview of anxiety and related mental health issues, with a focus on prevention and support. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A. See the full description here.
Teen Brain 101: What Parents Need to Know
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Description: Like most parents of teens, you probably occasionally find yourself mystified by questionable or impulsive choices your child has made. Perhaps you find yourself unsure how to help them manage the potential pitfalls of social media, computer games, drinking or the impending legalization of marijuana this coming July. The current research on adolescent brain physiology has a lot to teach us about the teenagers we think we know. This workshop focuses on a few key changes that occur during the teen years and offers practical strategies on how to help their families navigate in turbulent times. See full description here.
