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Parenting in a Digital Age
Eaton Common Room
We have heard from many parents about their interest in better understanding how to navigate devices and digital materials with their children, who have access to frequent use of the internet. In response to the need for best-in-class information, we are pleased to welcome Mr. Jake Ernst of Straight Up Health. While all parents/caregivers are welcome, we are focusing on usage by students in Grades 4–10.
About This Event
In this session, we’ll talk about the number one factor that impacts whether or not kids get hooked by their devices, what apps and websites parents should know about, how to avoid common digital parenting pitfalls and how to strike a balance between digital safety and digital freedom. Participants will leave with tips and tools for raising resilient and responsible kids in the age of the internet.
About Our Speaker
Jake Ernst is a social worker and psychotherapist. He is the Clinical Director at Straight Up Health, which is a family mental health clinic in Toronto, located at Yonge and St. Clair. Jake provides clinical supervision to his team of therapists and maintains a busy practice where he supports young people and their families. Jake is an engaging speaker and educator and has delivered workshops about mental, emotional, and social health—an acronym he refers to as MESH—for executives and employees at Google, Starbucks, RBC, Home Depot, Equifax, Hello Fresh and at countless community health agencies, schools and conferences.
In this session, we’ll talk about the number one factor that impacts whether or not kids get hooked by their devices, what apps and websites parents should know about, how to avoid common digital parenting pitfalls and how to strike a balance between digital safety and digital freedom. Participants will leave with tips and tools for raising resilient and responsible kids in the age of the internet.
About Our Speaker
Jake Ernst is a social worker and psychotherapist. He is the Clinical Director at Straight Up Health, which is a family mental health clinic in Toronto, located at Yonge and St. Clair. Jake provides clinical supervision to his team of therapists and maintains a busy practice where he supports young people and their families. Jake is an engaging speaker and educator and has delivered workshops about mental, emotional, and social health—an acronym he refers to as MESH—for executives and employees at Google, Starbucks, RBC, Home Depot, Equifax, Hello Fresh and at countless community health agencies, schools and conferences.
Upcoming Events
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LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We wish to acknowledge this land on which Branksome operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work and go to school on this land.
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