This presentation will help provide talking points around video games, technology, Internet safety, and social media usage. The information covered will be geared towards providing families with advice on creating connections around technology and eliminating contentions associated with power struggles that typically come from parent-child relationships with technology.

As a result of attending this session, you will be able to:

1) Overview the current state of digital pros and cons in the lives of youth and families along with their impact on day-to-day life and relationships; and,

2) Teach parents and caregivers the ‘how-to’s’ of creating and maintaining healthy boundaries and electronic protocols to keep youth safe. This shall include but, not be limited to, hidden apps, acronyms, and other practices commonly used by youth of various ages.