This session will explore what phone use means for parenting and early child development. During this presentation, Brandon will talk about parents’ experiences with and feelings about their phones. He will present actionable strategies for avoiding the potential pitfalls of phone overuse, while maintaining happier family and parent-child relationships.
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Distracted parenting: Phones as both a support and hindrance to parenting and potential impacts on children
October 25, 2022 @ 1:30 pm. - 3:00 pm.
Details
- Date:
- October 25, 2022
- Time:
- 1:30 pm. - 3:00 pm.
- Tag:
- adverse impacts, Early Childhood Mental Health, parenting, prevention
Organizer
- Jackie Eaton
- Phone:
- 306-651-4320
- Email:
- jeaton@skprevention.ca
- Website:
- View Organizer Website
Presenter
- Dr. Brandon McDaniel
- About:
Dr. Brandon McDaniel works in Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University. He is also a research scientist at the Parkview Mirro Center for Research and Innovation, an adjunct clinical assistant professor of Pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine Fort Wayne campus, and a nationally recognized expert on the impacts of technology use on relationships, families, and children.
Dr. McDaniel’s research on technoference, the interference of device use in our face-to-face interactions and family relationships, has attracted international attention. He has published more than 60 scholarly articles related to technology use, parenting, family relationships, and more. His research and work with parents centered around their device use and developing healthy digital habits has been funded by the National Institute of Health, USA. Dr. McDaniel regularly engages in community education in the promotion of healthy digital habits.
Details
- Date:
- October 25, 2022
- Time:
- 1:30 pm. - 3:00 pm.
- Tag:
- adverse impacts, Early Childhood Mental Health, parenting, prevention
Organizer
- Jackie Eaton
- Phone:
- 306-651-4320
- Email:
- jeaton@skprevention.ca
- Website:
- View Organizer Website