The Risks of Excessive Screen Time
Spending too much time in front of screens and consuming low-quality content can lead to several concerning outcomes, including:
- Obesity
- Disrupted Sleep Patterns and Insufficient Sleep
- Behavioral Issues
- Delayed Language and Social Skills Development
- Increased Exposure to Violence
- Attention Deficits
- Reduced Learning Opportunities (Muppalla SK, et al., 2023)
- Taking a One-Week Break from Social Media Improves Well-Being, Depression, and Anxiety: A Randomized Controlled Trial (Lambert, J., et al., 2022)
- Social media use may delay or impair cortisol recovery after experiencing an acute social stressor (Rus and Tiemensma, 2017)
This is a self-study online course for parents to learn how to manage their child's or teenβs screen time and social media usage with a balanced approach, focusing on developing executive functioning skills with the Six Super Skills:- Find Gifts
- Set Goals
- Chunking
- Boost Motivation
- Manage Mood
- Find Focus
Instructor
Dr. Lara Honos-Webb is the author of The Gift of ADHD, Brain Hacks, The Six Super Skills for Executive Functioning and 4 more books, a licensed clinical psychologist, and Co-Founder of Bonding Health.
This training program will offer multiple tools for managing specific challenges related to screen time and social media use. You will receive a downloadable handouts including- Top 10 Texts to Send Your Child for Better Social Media Habits
- 12 Tools for Flexible Thinking
- Academic articles providing support for course tools
Who Should Take This Course?
- Parents who want to be equipped to help their children develop healthy screen time habits.
- Any caring adults, teachers, coaches, doctors, or parents who want to be allies to children struggling with excessive screen use.
- Anyone who wants practical, transportable skills to manage digital challenges and support executive functioning development.
What Benefits Will You Get From This Course?
- Develop Healthy Social Media Habits: Discover the "Top 10 Texts to Send Your Child for Better Social Media Habits."
- Enhance Executive Functioning: Learn how to improve planning, organization, emotional regulation, and impulse control.
- Manage Screen Time: Set effective limits and encourage alternative activities for a balanced lifestyle.
- Boost Emotional Resilience: Equip your child with tools to handle emotional distress and impulsivity.
- Strengthen Family Connections: Address and resolve conflicts related to screen time, fostering better communication.
What is Included in the Course?
Upon enrolling in "Screen Fiends," you'll gain unlimited access to:
- 3 hours of high-quality video content, curated to provide understanding of mindful tech use for children.
- Engaging, expert interviews, offering real-world insights and actionable strategies.
- A community of like-minded individuals, all dedicated to fostering healthier, more balanced digital habits within their families.
- Multiple downloadable documents for practical application and learning about responsive parenting.
- Unlimited access to course materials.
Course Outline
Section 1 - Introduction:
- Welcome to the Course
- About Your Instructor
- Outline and Objectives
Section 2 - Smartphone Addiction Scale
- Evaluate your level of smartphone addiction with the Smartphone Addiction Scale developed by Dr. Min Kwon
Section 3 - Screen Fiends
- Video: Helping Your Child Navigate Social Media
- Quiz on Screen Fiends
Section 4 - The Six Super Skills - Videos and Case Studies
- Finding Gifts
- Setting Goals
- Chunking - The Power of Stepping Stones
- Emotional Regulation
- Boosting Motivation
- Finding Focus
- Six Super Skills Quiz
- Research Spotlight: Self-control Problems Cause 31 Percent of Social Media Use
Section 5 - Conclusion
Section 6 - Bonus Video Content
- Skiing for Boosting Motivation, Finding Attention, and Managing Mood by Pen King
- Creativity and Resilience by Pen King, Co-Founder Innovating Capital & CEO of Bonding Health
- Insider Reporter on ADHD Julia Pugesky
- Neil D Brown FB Live
- David Greenwood Overcoming Distractions
- David Greenwood Overcoming Burnout
- John Hunter The Good Side of Technology
- The Battle Against the Screen Fiends - By Bonding Health Co-Founders
Section 7 - 12 Tools For Flexible Thinking
- The List of 12 Tools for Flexible Thinking
- Meet Needs and a Not-To-Do List (Video)
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