Teens and Screens
audio summit hosted by the Joyful Courage podcast
Parenting teens is hard!
And this time, we are focused on Teens & Screens. This is for you if you are currently parenting teens. Yep, we all struggle with screen time.
Here are some questions to consider if this is the right offer for you:
- Is your teen spending an excessive of time consuming content through their device?
- Are you concerned about what that content is?
- Do you struggle to set limits that “work”?
- Does your teen get defensive even at the mention of wanting to discuss tech use?
- Are you concerned about gaming?
- Are you worried about the content your kids are posting on IG, TikTok, etc?
- Do you feel like your teen is no longer participating in anything beyond their screens?
YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
Parents all across the land are struggling with navigating the tech waters with their teens. We wonder if we are monitoring too much, not enough, we worry that we aren’t’ creating rules that are useful. Worrying about predators, and cyber bullying, porn, sexting, addiction – we worry…
SO. DAMN. MUCH.
Summit details
I have zeroed in on five areas that our members of the community identified as critical conversations:
- Teens attachment to tech
- Monitoring and limit setting
- Making sense of gaming
- Tech and the brain
- Communicating with our teens about Social Media content and avoiding online predators
Meet the guests
Dr. Elizabeth Milovidov
Elizabeth Milovidov, Ph.D., J.D., is an internationally known digital parenting coach, author, lawyer, and law professor. She is the founder of DigitalParentingCoach.com and provides information and support to caregivers and parents who are looking for best practices when it comes to social media, internet laws, and the internet at large.
Elizabeth’s publications include “The Parent’s Guide to Parenting in the Digital Age,” “The Parent’s Guide to Youtube and Youtube Kids,” and “The Parent’s Guide to Digital Detox and Disconnect.” As a member of the Working Group of experts on Digital Citizenship Education, she brings awareness to the adolescent digital world, and serves as an active advisor on European Cooperation and International Projects for e-Enfance, a French online child protection association.
You can find tips and expert advice from Elizabeth in her interviews with France24, InternetMatters.org, Financial Times, and CafeMom to name a few. Elizabeth’s passion for navigating the digital world stems from her two young, tech-savvy children.
Find out more about Dr. Milovidov at DigitalParentingCoach.com
Lisa Honold
Stop fighting with kids over screen time. As the Director for The Center for Online Safety, Lisa’s work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and she presents her workshops to parent groups, community centers and school districts.
Lisa specializes in helping parents end the power struggles around screen time and helping kids learn the basics of being good digital citizens. So excited to connect. Please share any points that are a MUST for bringing up in our interview.: It’s not too late to set limits or change the rules on screen time.
Find out more about Lisa at The Center for Online Safety’s Website.
Boontarika Sripom
Boonie Sripom is a therapy-informed Life Coach for gifted and creative people. Her background includes school counseling, working in special education and preschools, and community mental health. As a life coach and highly sensitive person, she uses psychology and typology systems like Myers Briggs and Enneagram to help people empower themselves and reach their potentials.
Her favorite clients are creatives, gamers, and sensitive people who feel misunderstood. Boonie is an ENFP and makes online content on Quora and YouTube. Her favorite games are World of Warcraft, Minecraft, and Stardew Valley, and she is currently playing Fortnite and ARK Evolved.
Find out more about Boonie at the Organized Messes Website.
Dr. Shimi Kang
Shimi Kang, MD is an award-winning psychiatrist, researcher, media expert, and international keynote speaker. She is a best-selling author of The Dolphin Parent and the newly released book, The Tech Solution.
She is the founder of Dolphin Kids: Future-Ready Leaders, CEO of Spark Mindset App, and has received numerous honors including the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and YWCA Woman of Distinction awards.
Dr. Kang is most proud of receiving the Diamond Jubilee Medal for her years of outstanding community service, and of being the mother of three awesome but exhausting children. Find out more about Dr. Kang by visiting her website.
Christy Keating
As a licensed attorney, Christy spent nearly twenty years as a criminal prosecutor in one of the nation’s largest prosecutor’s offices handling misdemeanor thefts to homicides and everything in between. In the latter part of her career, Christy specialized in the prosecution of sexually violent predators—the roughly 1% of all sex offenders considered to be so dangerous as to warrant their indefinite confinement.
In that capacity, Christy had the opportunity to read about and speak with these offenders, giving her a unique perspective into what makes them tick and the tactics they frequently use to target victims.
Armed with this information, Christy was thrilled when the opportunity arose to assume ownership of Savvy Parents Safe Kids and has grown the business so that more parents and caregivers can be armed with the information necessary to help keep their children safe.
Find out more about Christy and her work at the Savvy Parents Safe Kids website.
– Lisa P., parent
– Marcie C., parent
– Allison M., parent
– Tams W., parent
What you can expect
– Authentic discussion –
You will find yourself drawn in by the real, candid interview style of the host, Casey. She too is a parent of teens and brings her transparency to each and every interview. She values lightness and authenticity in the parenting conversation – resulting in feeling like you’re having a conversation with good friends, while taking in information that will up your confidence while raising your teens.
– Personal growth –
This summit is an opportunity to put yourself, and your learning, first, and to get information that will support you in making a meaningful impact on your family. The topics we are covering come straight from what I see the Joyful Courage community asking for support with. This is an emotional journey, and we all want to get it right.
– Community –
All registered participants will be encouraged to join the Joyful Courage for Parents of Teens FB Group (again, optional) for discussions about each day’ interview. This is a supportive group of like-minded parents on the journey, ready to stand for you with support and celebration.
How the spotlight summits work
After you register you will get instant access to all the summit interviews and a welcome email from me, encouraging you to join the Joyful Courage community. Joining the Facebook group is optional, however it is a super fabulous, like-minded group of parents of teens over there waiting for you to chime in. The conversations have already started!
The summits include audio only interviews so that you can take them wherever you go.
Self-paced
The content is yours to consume as you see fit. You can listen to the interviews and read the transcripts on a timeline that works for you – coming back to your favorites again and again.
Virtual Classroom
All of the content from the summits will be stored in your personal account on Teachable. Participants will create their own username and password, and will find the interviews and transcripts made available in their virtual classroom.
All of the audios and transcripts will be downloadable and yours to keep. Download the Teachable iPhone app to make it super easy.
Lifetime Access
The good news is, no matter how you are able to listen in to these interviews, they are yours to keep forever. You get to choose when you listen to them, and how you want to integrate what you learn. After taking in these interviews, you will have the tools and skills to be the parent you want to be, with strong relationships, as well as boundaries and guidelines that fit your family.