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Once kids have access to the internet, they have a variety of virtual neighborhoods at their fingertips. Social media is a fun way to meet new friends, socialize with friends, be creative, and explore a variety of topics. But social media also opens them up to risks their families have never thought of before.
Our GKIS Screen Safety Essentials Course will teach you how to teach the red flags of online risk and the wellness strategies to keep your family safe online. Our goal is to help you empower your family from a psychological perspective. With weekly course lessons, your family members will be primed to independently problem-solve and build healthy habits and resilience – all along the way building trust and family closeness. Empowerment is key.
Not only will your families be in the know regarding online risk, but they will also learn family-tested psychological wellness tools that I’ve been using in my psychology practice for over 25 years. These wellness tools have been demonstrated to be effective for improving mood and empowering your families to make their best choices when faced with parenting challenges. Best of all, your kids will be more likely to share and ask for coaching and support. Isn’t that what we want most of all? Having healthy, capable kids who feel safe in a trusted, loving, and secure environment?
Not only will your Essentials Course give you twenty-six lessons toward screen safety, but we also offer tons of free content to support your parenting for years to come.
Because the Screen Safety Essentials Course covers all content from all of our GKIS Parenting Course, Agreements, and Supplements and you get get free access to our Social Media Readiness Course for tween and teens, you get everything GKIS has to offer.
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Here are some of the bonuses you get with your course purchase:
We all know that family life has its magic and its challenges. GetKidsInternetSafe blog articles offer inspirational parenting techniques, discuss current events, and feature interesting and relevant topics related to today’s tech-influenced family life. My CSUCI interns help me identify and research important topics so we stay on top of the ever-changing virtual landscapes our kids spend time in.
Use our free GKIS weekly blog articles to equip you for ongoing, clever tech-topic conversations with your youth and families or refer them to the GKIS Blog directly so they can cover critical topics with their kids over a weekly screen-free dinner. You can sign up for free weekly quick-read articles (and our Connected Family Agreement) by providing your name and email address in the orange opt-in box on the top of the GetKidsInternetSafe welcome page.
Now that you are an official GKIS Connected Family, you are prepped to not only benefit from weekly articles but also get free lifetime access to our private FB page! Connected Family members can
To join, search “Screenage Connected Families” on Facebook and ask to join. Like our GetKidsInternetSafe Facebook page while you’re at it. 🙂
GetKidsInternetSafe helps families achieve screen sanity, prevent digital injury, and form deeper, more meaningful relationships. We don’t have to give up screens to be safe. GKIS offers tools and strategies that keep the joys of childhood discovery alive for all of us in today’s overtasked world.
Dr. Bennett is the screen safety expert who teaches families how to strengthen relationships AND achieve screen sanity. She is CEO and Founder of GetKidsInternetSafe and author of Screen Time in the Mean Time: A Parenting Guide to Get Kids and Teens Internet Safe. She is a clinical psychologist who has treated thousands of families with digital injuries in over twenty-five years of clinical practice. Her clinical and personal background is uniquely complimented by research and teaching as adjunct faculty at California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI). She teaches addiction studies, parenting, clinical psychology, and directed studies with an emphasis on screen issues. Dr. Bennett served on Facebook’s Youth Advisory Committee 2018-2021 and was the honored recipient of Global Ambassador in 2017 for Teensafe.
Watch my news interviews for a quick view of HOT TOPICS. You can also browse my YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/DRTRACYBENNETT for more!
Many of my clients are high school students prepping apps for college, internships, and career opportunities as well as younger kids who showcase their talents using social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram.
If your youth would benefit from personal branding on social media, consider watching this one-hour webinar together. Schools, churches, family organizations, and private organizations hire me to speak on this topic. But for you, it’s a bonus for becoming a GKIS Connected Family.
Enjoy! Here’s your LINK TO THE WEBINAR.
To access the Social Media Readiness Course, click the yellow go button below or –
How do I log in?
1) Click on the “Log in” in the right-hand corner of https://getkidsinternetsafe.com/.
2) Enter your username and password.
3) Click on “My Account” then “Courses”
4) Under “Registered Courses” you’ll see your Essentials Course. Click on it and you’re in!
If you have any trouble whatsoever, email me at DrTracy@DrTracyBennett.com.
Which video do I watch first, the parent video or the family video? What is the difference?
We recommend you watch the parent video first on your own. The parent video offers parenting ideas and strategies that support the family exercise. The family video offers an exercise for the whole family. We recommend you screen-cast it onto your tv for your family to view together. Of course, watching it on a computer or tablet also works. Each video is typically around 5 minutes long.
To make the course super convenient, we give you access to all weekly videos. That way if you skip a week, you can always go back later and view the videos. So you don’t miss anything, we recommend you at week 1 and move you through the sequence from there.
What can I expect to learn?
FAMILY CONNECTION: Dr. B has found the safest families are those that maintain a screen-friendly, ongoing dialogue. With the comprehensive family course, your kids will learn to come to you for help, recognizing that they are not alone facing risk online.
PARENT EDUCATION: Tech immigrants usually don’t know as much as their tech natives. We catch you up on issues so you can earn your child’s admiration and you can lead with credibility.
DIGITAL INJURY PREVENTION: Dr. B believes that learning and appropriately applying prevention strategies will decrease the chance your family will end up in a psychologist’s office for treatment due to digital injury. One can’t unsee what has already been seen.
PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLNESS: Don’t wait until after your child has run into real, damaging trouble. Prevent digital injury, teach psychological wellness, and let go of the parenting guilt. With our 100% satisfaction guarantee, you really can’t go wrong.
What topics does the course cover? Should I buy other GKIS Courses too?
The Screen Safety Essentials Course takes you through content from ALL GKIS Parenting Courses, Agreements, and Supplements (plus more), and you get free access to our Social Media Readiness Course for tweens and teens! There is no need to buy any other GKIS parenting courses!
Dr. B walks you through the Connected Family Agreement during the first several weeks, a digital contract that sets rules and highlights important screen issues. She also offers sensible parenting strategies for setting up a cooperative parent-child alliance. From there, she runs you through setting up parental controls, home setup, and offers must-know information to keep you screen safety fluent. The family course offers parent expertise and credibility so you’ll be their go-to source when they make a mistake online or see something uncomfortable.
How much time do I have to commit to following the program?
As much as you want! But the Screen Safety Essentials Course is designed to save you time, so you can spend as little time as 20 minutes a week. You can skip weeks at your convenience. We offer an optional family exercise, downloads, and even reading links to go deeper if you’d like. It’s totally up to you!
Why is this course so inexpensive?
Dr. B loves the families she works with and has been a child advocate her whole career. Rather than charge a lot for a few families, she went against expert advice and chose to charge a little for many. She’s spent her career treating digital injury and made a personal commitment toward prevention. A ridiculously low price made sense to her to achieve that.
What if we are already out of control with screen use? Are we too far gone?
It’s never too late, even with teens. GKIS strategies can be implemented immediately for positive change. And you’ll learn a ton so you won’t feel shut out anymore.
Won’t kids figure it out on their own?
Some will, some won’t. Just read the comments from any moms’ Facebook group and you’ll see that not everybody forms good judgment online. They say there are no original ideas anymore, but we have customers telling us all the time they’ve never heard of some of Dr. B’s strategies. She’s been building them and incorporating the best strategies from her work and research over 28 years of parenting, teaching, and clinical practice. That’s direct feedback from thousands of families! She knows what works and what doesn’t; her livelihood depends on it. 10 quick lessons for better screen safety & psychological wellness.
Will we get access to Dr. Bennett?
If you’d like individual coaching for support here and there, you can always sign up for coaching sessions with Dr. B separately. Coaching sessions are offered at a discount.Also, keep an eye on her GetKidsInternetSafe.com SAVE-THE-DATE page and attend a presentation! Or, make an appointment for an office consultation.
My coaching video has no sound.
Usually, that happens if your phone is on silent, your volume is down, or you need to tap the gray speaker icon in the right-hand corner of the video.
Week 1 Parent Video: Creating the Screen Safety Dialogue
Week 1 Family Video: Your GKIS Connected Family Agreement
Week 2 Parent Video: Screen Use Transparency
Week 2 Family Video: Taking Inventory
Week 3 Parent Video: Learning about the iGens
Week 3 Family Video: Love and Protect
Week 4 Parent Video: Assertive Negotiation Skills
Week 4 Family Video: Conflict Resolution for Kids
Week 5 Parent Video: The Art of Consequence – what to do if your child breaks the agreement
Week 5 Family Video: Digital Citizenship, Online Reputation, and Netiquette
Week 6 Parent Video: Creating Your Screen Safety Toolkit
Week 6 Family Video: There is No Online Privacy
Week 7 Parent Video: Child-Safe Browsers
Week 7 Family Video: Monkey Business
Week 8 Parent Video: Setting Up Parental Controls on Child Devices
Week 8 Family Video: Screen Use Can Bring Fun, Connection, Learning, and Engagement
Week 9 Parent Video: Setting Up Parental Controls Through Your ISP
Week 9 Family Video: Dr. B’s Cheeseburger Story
Week 10 Parent Video: Third-Party Apps & Systems
Week 10 Family Video: Distraction from IRL Relationships
Week 11 Parent Video: Safety Centers
Week 11 Family Video: Distraction from Your True Self
Week 12 Parent Video: Learning Tools
Week 12 Family Video: Healthy Brain Development
Week 13 Parent Video: Home Starter Plan
Week 13 Family Video: Making Your Digital Footprint Work for You
Week 14 Parent Video: Predators, Cults, & Hate Groups
Week 14 Family Video: How to Identify You’re Getting Manipulated Online
Week 15 Parent Video: Screen-Free Zones
Week 15 Family Video: Distraction from IRL Activities
Week 16 Parent Video: Sexting & Nude Selfies
Week 16 Family Video: Protect Rejuvenating Sleep & Staging Your Bedroom
Week 17 Parent Video: Pornography & the Dark Net
Week 17 Family Video: Promote Screen-Free Dinners & Mindful Eating
Week 18 Parent Video: Screen Use & Mental Health
Week 18 Family Video: Cyberbullying
Week 19 Parent Video: Co-Workstations
Week 19 Family Video: Multitasking is a Myth
Week 20 Parent Video: Screens & Body Health
Week 20 Family Video: Creativity Kids & Maker Spaces
Week 21 Parent Video: Social Media Risks & GKIS Family Docking Stations
Week 21 Family Video: Emotional Awareness
Week 22 Parent Video: Screen Addiction
Week 22 Family Video: Risks & Benefits of Gaming – The Brain Traps
Week 23 Parent Video: Product Marketing
Week 23 Family Video: How to Spot Marketing
Week 24 Parent Video: Screen Guidelines
Week 24 Family Video: Cybersecurity
Week 25 Parent Video: Social Media & Gaming Launch Techniques
Week 25 Family Video: Persuasive PowerPoint
Week 26 Parent Video: Let’s Review
Week 26 Family Video: Setting Intention & Graduation
Below is your course menu. The lessons are designed to take in the order presented because each module covers an individual GKIS course. However, with the lesson bank below, you can look ahead and view them in any order you’d like. 
My goals for GetKidsInternetSafe courses are to teach skills to parents, paraprofessionals, and professionals to inspire cooperative family dialogue and sound strategies for screen management and psychological wellness. General practical tips are offered for informational guidelines rather than clinical service. As a mother and licensed psychologist, I am profoundly aware that each child, parent, family, and community is different. Good teaching, mentorship, and parenting comes in many forms. Not all course tips work with all kids and families. Please use your best judgment when applying them. For specific questions pertaining to your child’s physical or mental health, please consult your local pediatrician or licensed clinical psychologist. If you are in crisis, please contact emergency services immediately. GetKidsInternetSafe Privacy Policy and Terms of Use apply. Thanks for reading through the legal and ethical stuff. Welcome to our GetKidsInternetSafe community, and please enjoy all that your GKIS course has to offer!
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