Raising Digital Natives: Screentime Strategies for Healthy Families

Join us for an interactive and informative virtual parenting workshop designed for parents of children ages 8-12 to explore the challenges and opportunities of raising digital natives in a connected world.

This session will provide valuable education on how social media and screen time impact your child's development, mental health, and social skills. We’ll delve into:
- Overview of social media and screen time in modern parenting
- Tech/social media impact on child development, including typical risks by gender
- How social media influences social and communication skills
- Identifying signs of screen addiction and emotional distress

We will equip you with practical strategies, including how to:
- Evaluate age-appropriate media
- Tailor usage and guidelines to the unique needs of your child (including for children who are neurodivergent)
- Set healthy boundaries, implement structure, and encourage balanced screen use
- Lead by example and foster open communication

Special attention will be given to how social media and screen time can be particularly addictive and how they can uniquely impact neurodivergent children, including strategies to support their specific needs. Gain actionable tools to foster open communication, create a family media plan to manage screen time effectively, and empower your child to thrive both online and offline.