The Do's and Don'ts of your Child's Smartphone

Does your child have a phone (or are you considering buying your child a phone)? Then this is an event you need to attend. Most parents did not grow up with smartphones and the boundaries we, as parents, must set  for our children's safety and their mental health, have never been modeled to us in the past.

It is a constant battle to manage screen time and keeping kids connected to the world off the internet. Dr. Catherine Pearlman, author of First Phone: A Child’s Guide to Digital Responsibility, Safety and Etiquette, has tips to ensure kids stay safe, smart and kind online. Some topics that will be discussed include boundaries, digital etiquette, safety, self-care, social media, cyberbullying, sexting, sleep, when to google and when not to, and scams/phishing. Dr. Pearlman will also explain how and when to monitor children’s phones, how to limit time on social media, and why…