Never switched off: Parenting children and adolescents in the digital age
New lunchtime conference!
Parents can feel overwhelmed when faced with the many challenges posed by the digital age to their children. How to manage screen time? How to limit distraction from texting and lack of focus during homework? What to do if your child is being bullied online? What is the impact of being permanently online on social skills and peer relationships?
These are just some of the questions that Stacie Allard, educational consultant, and Iulia Nastase Popescu, clinical and educational psychologist, will be discussing in this lunchtime conference.
Come and join us
12.30-2pm
19th September 2018
Stacie Allard is an educational consultant with over 30 years of teaching experience. She founded AccessLearning in 2015, providing a wide range of educational services to the local and expatriate communities in Luxembourg. In her private practice she works with children, adolescents, parents, teachers and schools. Stacie has an MA in English and Applied Linguistics as well as a range of qualifications in Specific Learning Difficulties/Special Educational. Stacie’s segment of the conference will focus on facilitating a discussion about the ways technology and the never switched off culture impact upon school learning and examine some of the challenges parents face in parenting children of the digital age.
Iulia Nastase Popescu is a clinical and educational psychologist with a private practice based in Mamer and Kirchberg. Iulia has an MA in clinical psychology and assessment. She specializes in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Psycho-Educational Evaluation and Assessment, and is now working toward a master’s degree in Art Therapy and she works with children, adolescents and adults. Iulia’s talk will focus on facilitating discussion on understanding how interpersonal and family relationships have changed in the technological age; possible psychological benefits and risks of technology use; impact on mental health including addiction to technology; and strategies for parents in guiding appropriate use of technology.
