This program offering is designed to help parents with learning, behavioral, social or emotional challenges and managing the family unit as a whole.
The Cyber Child: Effects of social media - Neurological, Social, and Educational Implications
6:30-7:45 pm
This workshop will explore research on the effects of social media on children’s brains and behaviors. Neuroscience shows that our brains wire according to exposure. Cyber exposure has both positive and negative impacts that need to be considered for implementing strategies that support the overall well-being of your children.
Participants will be exposed to the cyber social reality that pervades children’s lives and how that reality is shaping their still forming identities and social interactions. They will be also be asked to think critically about how their own interactions with children may be affected by technology.
Characteristics of Happy Children and How to Instill Them
7:45-8:30 pm
Ask any parents what they want for their children and you will hear answers such as, “Love. Happiness. Health. Contentment. Success”. But primary emphasis in school and at home is on "success". The stress caused by this emphasis is the antithesis to emotional wellbeing and shuts down the learning centers of the brain. To counteract the effects of stress, we should shift our attention to five important elements that will help a child to feel motivated and inspired. Those elements are: passion, resilience, emotional awareness / regulation, connection, and gratitude. This workshop will provide concrete strategies for developing each of these important traits in your children.
Cost: $35 – Payment required in advance via http://bit.ly/TBCPW15 by Oct 14. Contact adulted@templebnaichaim.org after Oct 14 to see if spaces are still available. Refunds only until Oct 14.
Light refreshments will be served. No children please.
About The Speaker
After graduating Cum Laude from Dartmouth College, Chris Parrott studied in London earning her MSc and Post MSc degree to become a BPS Chartered Counseling Psychologist. Back in the United States, Parrott co-founded “Your Self Series”-- a teen identity development program, and “YourChatMat” tools to engage families in meaningful conversation. She recently co-authored Reach Before You Teach: Ignite passion and purpose in your classroom (Corwin Press, 2013) a detailed guide aimed at helping teachers connect with their students. Parrott is dedicated to raising the level of education globally so that it focuses on supporting teens socially and emotionally.
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