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Welcome

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 Coach Training Course will teach your church leadership and staff how to teach the red flags of online risk and the wellness strategies to keep your families safe. Our goal is to help you empower your youth and their families from a psychological and spiritual perspective. With these teachings, they’ll be primed to independently problem-solve and build healthy habits and resilience – all along the way building trust and attachment with your staff and teachings. Empowerment is key, and so is healthy attachment as a family and religious community.

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 youth will be more likely to share with their parents and your church community 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 spirit-centered environment? 

Not only will your GKIS Coach Training Course give you our 26 Screen Safety Essentials Course lessons and four supervision sessions with Dr. Bennett, but we also offer tons of free content to feed your teachings for years to come.

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Here are some of the bonuses you get with your course purchase:

Your Free Weekly GKIS Blog Articles

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 (California State University Channel Islands) 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

*SPECIAL BONUS*
Your Private GKIS Screenage Connected Family Facebook Page

Now that you are an official GKIS Connected (Spiritual) Coach, 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

  • GET DIRECT ACCESS to me for support and extra tips and tricks as you go.
  • BRAINSTORM novel solutions with other GKIS parents and coaches and share useful resources.
  • FEEL INSPIRED by the progress of others.
  • GET ENERGIZED with the reassurance of others just like you. You may even spark some great friendships!
  • GET A CHOICE. Whether you need to be connected to a few friends for individual support or prefer to share openly on the forum, you’ll always have other VIP GKIS parents and coaches and me to rely on!

To join, search “Screenage Connected Families” on Facebook and ask to join. Like our GetKidsInternetSafe Facebook page while you’re at it. 🙂

About Us

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.

Pastor Julie Morris joined the Mount Cross community as Pastor on August 1, 2019. Pastor Julie has been an Episcopal Priest since January of 2002.  The Lutheran and Episcopal churches are full communion partners.  Pastor Julie has been married for 22 years and has three daughters.  Pastor Julie says that she most values her relationship with God, her marriage and children, her connection to the church, and her relationships with extended family, friends, and the earth. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theology and continued to earn a Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Theology.  


Dr. B In the News!

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!


Click the links below for my answers to real parent questions:


Another free thank you gift for you, my 
MAKE YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT WORK FOR YOU Webinar!

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.


ALSO FREE ACCESS TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA READINESS COURSE FOR TWEENS & TEENS

To access the Social Media Readiness Course, click the yellow go button below or –

  • Click on “Log in” in the right-hand corner of the GKIS Home Page.
  • Enter your Username/Email Address and Password we emailed you and click on “Login”
  • Go back to the right-hand corner of GKIS Home Page to the arrow next to “My Account”
  • Select “Courses”
  • Go to middle of page and select “Social Media Readiness Course”
  • Viola! You should be on your Welcome Page for the Social media Readiness Coruse for tweens and teens.

How to Log In to Your Coach Training

Click “Log in” in the right-hand corner of the GKIS Home Page

Enter your Username/Email Address and Password and click “Log In”

Go back to right-hand corner of GKIS Home Page to the arrow next to “My Account.” Select “Courses.”

Go to middle of the page and select “GKIS Christian Coach Training.” Voila! You should be on your Welcome Page. 

GKIS Coach Training Lessons

Your GKIS Coach Training offers 30 lessons organized into 5 modules. Each lesson contains a quick parenting video, a video for the whole family to view, and optional downloads with readings, bonus videos, infographics, and bonus webinar access. 

For the last module, coaching students will attend a weekly group coaching session with Dr. Bennett once a week for four weeks. We will provide you with scenarios for the group coaching, but you also may wish to be working with your own students during the four weeks so you can address real-time student issues.

Work through the first four modules (weeks 1 – 26) at your own pace. Consuming all course content should take about 30 to 36 hours to complete. You can work through the lessons as quickly as you would like. However, you must complete the first four modules within 12 months to graduate with a GKIS Certification.

Once you have completed modules one through four, email me at DrTracy@DrTracyBennett.com to be scheduled for your remaining once/weekly group supervision sessions.

MODULE 1 (DIGITAL CONTRACT: RULES & GUIDELINES):

 

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

 

MODULE 2 (BEST PARENTAL CONTROLS):

 

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

 

MODULE 3 (EXPERT HOME SETUP): 

 

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

 

MODULE 4 (RISK AWARENESS):

 

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

MODULE 5:

Supervision Week 1: Profiling Your Youth & Practicing Theory of Mind

Supervision Week 2: Incentivizing Participation & Counseling Theory

Supervision Week 3: Family Dynamics & Special Issues

Final Supervision Week

Let's Get Started!

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. Once Modules 1-4 are completed, email DrTracy@DrTracyBennett.com to schedule your final four weekly group supervision sessions.

Commonsense Disclaimer

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!