Klikd Talk - From the Sandpit to the Slippery Slide that is Social Media
Thu Jun 6, 19:30 - Thu Jun 6, 21:00
Sweet Valley Primary School (Arts & Culture Hall)
ABOUT
Join us as we listen to Pam Tudin, Clinical Psychologist, Speaker, Author, Co-Founder of Klikd and mom to two boys, talking about social media and online usage. Klikd provides accessible resources for parents, educators, teens and tweens to ensure that social media is used happily, but safely and responsibly.
One minute they’re watching Peppa Pig and the next, it's Roblox, Reels and TikTok! It feels impossible to know where to start and where to draw the line. In this talk, Pam will help you turn chaos into calm and screen-time struggles to sensible solutions that you can use in the real world.
The following will be covered in the talk:
- How to decide whether your child can download the latest app – even if his/her friends are all on it.
- How to establish the basic ground rules for screen use.
- How to REALISTICALLY control screen time without engaging ongoing battles and temper tantrums
- Setting up the screen for optimum safety.
- What are the dangers of the online world we need to be aware of even early on (predators, grooming, explicit content, legal responsibility and so much more
- When is the best time for your child to get a smartphone?
- Entry-level understanding of YouTube, Roblox, Fortnite, Snapchat, Discord, and Instagram: what to be aware of and how to use them safely
- How to sustain a connection with your child when the device is so much more appealing.
- How to start conversations around the hard stuff – accidentally finding inappropriate content, chatting with strangers etc.
- How to ensure you are your child’s first port of call when things go wrong online.
- Parent oversights in the early years
Suitable for parents of children aged 6-11
We invite parents, teachers, grandparents, and anyone else interested in this important topic to join us at Sweet Valley on the evening of the Thursday 6 June.