NEW ZEALAND CENTRE FOR WELLBEING AND RESILIENCE
Palmerston North, Manawatu.
Schools and Parents
Solutions for the Anxious Generation
The arrival of smartphones changed life for everybody after its introduction. With its arrival came a decline in childrens' mental health. With so many new and exciting virtual activities many children and adults lost the ability to be fully present with the people around them. This changed social life for everybody and created the great rewiring of childhood.
Workshop Description:
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Why 2010 was a significant year for childhood development
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The Stolen Focus - living a phone-based childhood instead of a play-based childhood
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How smartphones rewired a generation
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Working with and protecting children in the digital age - reforms that are not hard to implement
Intended Outcomes:
Offer teachers and parents the skills and information to provide for healthy childhoods in the digital age.
Parent workshops
A 90 minute workshop for parents
Teacher workshops
A 3 hour workshop for teachers