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Schedule a webinar or presentation with Dr. B for your parents, teachers, resource officers, or counselors!

(They will LOVE you for it!)

Dr. Tracy Bennett, Founder of GetKidsInternetSafe, is a Screen Safety Expert and Licensed Clinical Psychologist who has been in private practice for over 25 years treating kids, teens, adults, and families. She has also taught clinical psychology, addiction studies, parenting, and directed studies at California State University Channel Islands for over 20 years. 

She recognizes how critical it is to take a developmental perspective regarding screen safety. Her programs are matched to her audience and designed for an interpersonal, interactive delivery to enhance the verbal and critical thinking skills of each participant. She finds that she learns from them just as they learn for her. For faith-based customers, she will work closely with you to partner for consistent and complementary messaging.

**Participants are guaranteed to leave with a sensible, effective toolbox geared for student/parent mastery of strategies for screen safety and socioemotional wellness.

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Parents of
Elementary Schoolers

THE SCREEN-SAFE FAMILY

Screen Challenges Typical of Elementary School: Developmentally, elementary-age children are onboarding socioemotional skills and the academic basics with the warm and encouraging support of parents, caregivers, and teachers. Older elementary-school kids are building on those basics and gradually gaining independence. Screen time helps them with these critical developmental tasks, but they must be protected and monitored to avoid inappropriate content and unhealthy screen use. Digital citizenship lessons are a good start.

Objective for the Webinar: In this webinar, Dr. B offers expert education to parents, focusing on how to identify sources of digital injury and how to protect children from falling victim to them. By teaching them the information they must know to implement critical safety measures and start a screen safety family dialogue, Dr. B helps them gain the confidence to get involved in their kids’ digital lives. By offering critical safety information as well as developmentally-appropriate parenting strategies, her audience leaves feeling empowered to make change day one!

“Our 6th graders thought they’d learned everything about digital safety, but after listening to Dr. Bennett they realized there was much more to know. As a teacher, I appreciated the slides about the misconceptions regarding multitasking. I was able to adjust my teacherly response to include facts about multitasking for students who believed they could draw and listen to lectures at the same time. Thanks for the knowledge Dr. B!”

Malaika Boyer, 6th Grade Teacher

“Dr. Bennett helped our 4th and 5th graders think about technology as a tool for learning and entertainment AND take care of their online identity and digital safety. They learned how to carve out plenty of time in offline “neighborhoods” with friends and family.”

Jessica Riche, Principal
SANTA MONICA ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL

Parents of
Middle Schoolers

SCREEN TRAPS & HOW TO AVOID THEM

Screen Challenges Typical of Middle School: Developmentally, tweens and teens are turning on to finding their tribe and creating a unique, independent identity. They start to move away from parent-defined behavior and toward peer-defined behavior. They love following trends and celebrity culture and are easily influenced by others  Screen time helps them with these critical developmental tasks, often to the point of distraction. Teens often intentionally access inappropriate content with little regard for stranger danger. 

Objective for the Webinar: In this webinar, Dr. B offers expert education to parents, focusing on how to identify sources of digital injury and how to protect children from falling victim to them. By teaching them the information they must know to implement critical safety measures and start a screen safety family dialogue, Dr. B helps them gain the confidence to get involved in their kids’ digital lives. By offering critical safety information as well as developmentally-appropriate parenting strategies, her audience leaves feeling empowered to make change day one!

“Dr. Bennett provided our 7th grade class with an informative, age-appropriate, expansive look at the ways social media can impact their lives and helped them better understand some of the pitfalls to avoid on their digital journeys.  She held the attention of our 200+ students for an entire period and left them with applicable tools to engage social media responsibly.  We look forward to working with Dr. Bennett again in the future.”

Jonathan Carroll, Ph.D.
7th Grade Dean, Student Leadership Teacher
Middle School Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Coordinator
HARVARD-WESTLAKE SCHOOL

Parents of High Schoolers

MAKING YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT WORK FOR YOU

Screen Challenges Typical of High School: Developmentally, high schoolers are starting to focus on gaining independence, college-readiness, and career development. They are on-loading complex abstract thought and tackling morality issues that impact their community. Parents often struggle to support their new-found independence while staying influential and connected.

Objective for the Webinar: Offer expert education to parents about coaching teens to avoid digital injury and create a digital footprint that works for them for college and career. As a bonus, Dr. B offers developmentally-matched parenting strategies to strengthen the parent-teen alliance.

DEPRESSION & ANXIETY AMONG ADOLESCENTS: PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLNESS STRATEGIES

Mental Health Challenges Among Teens: 20% of teens will experience depression before they are adults. Teen suicide is the third leading cause of death among youth 10 to 24 years of age. Most clinicians agree that screen issues are commonly a contributing factor.

Objective for the Webinar: Offer expert information about how our virtual lives impact mental health and contribute to digital injury. Dr. B offers teen-tested parenting and psychological wellness strategies that she has tested over 25 years of clinical practice.

Consider coordinated messaging with a same-day student webinar(s) + parent webinar package!

Dr. Tracy Bennett presented her “Digital Do’s and Don’ts” program in our high school PTSA Forum. Advance word of her topic and her credentials brought out a big crowd of parents and students. She customized her talk to those present and highlighted the topics most pertinent to the secondary school age group. Dr. Bennett’s research-based information combined with practical tips and personal anecdotes made her information very accessible to all. Coupled with our school’s emphasis on digital citizenship, Dr. Bennett’s insights provided a true sense of urgency for digital awareness.  She was engaging and knowledgeable.”

Janet Anderson
South Pasadena High School Principal

Media Appearances

Dr. Tracy Bennett frequently appears on radio, podcasts, and television as a Screen Safety Expert. She is a psychologist, a mom, and a realist. She not only treats families in her practice, but she has three kids of her own. Her warm relatable style makes the information easy to understand and her sensible strategies are easy to implement for immediate results.

Ask Dr. Bennett

All of us are addicted to our screens. What are your tips for screen sanity?

How can we as a corporation help our employees become more productive?

What are your top three concerns about screen risk? Top three benefits?

Parents report that their kids come unglued when they try to manage their screens. Does that mean they’re addicted? What can parents do about that?

The FBI reports that on-screen child sexual abuse is at an all-time high, what are your best tips for safety and prevention of harm?

Do screens help kids learn or are they a distraction? Does screen-free parenting harm child learning potential?

The terms of agreement for social media platforms is 13 years old, yet 4 out of 5 tweens are on social media before the age of 12. Why do parents let that happen? Is it a big deal or is it a real safety concern for kids?

Is sexting the new sexual norm? What impact will that have on this generation?

We are the loneliest population despite being highly connected online. What are the risks and benefits of virtual connection?

Contact

To schedule a training or presentation or for expert quotes and information, social media inquiries, or other media requests, please email: DrTracy@DrTracyBennett.com