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Screenagers: Elementary School Age Edition
Wednesday, November 13 at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
This new version of the original Screenagers movie addresses issues that elementary school aged kids, parents and educators are facing, i.e., smartwatches in class, unhooking from and monitoring video gaming, social media pressures, exposure too young and what research shows is a healthy amount of screen time. Join us for a screening of the one hour film followed by a discussion of many solutions to these and other challenges.
Please register here or by scanning the QR code on the graphic.
Giselle Funchion (RN) will be the moderator of the post-film discussion. Giselle began her career 20 yrs ago as a Telemetry nurse and had many years as an Informatics RN implementing electronic medical records for hospital systems in CT. In her most important role as a mom, she is dedicated to ensuring her kids are making good choices to support their physical, emotional, social, and mental health. She has a daughter in 6th grade, a son in 11th grade and a stepdaughter in her 1st year at University of New Hampshire.
Giselle’s husband is the SRO in their school system and had retired from the State police after 20 years. While maintaining confidentiality, he has shared that some level of screens has been a factor in every situation in middle school and high school. This unfortunate trend is being seen across the nation. She acknowledges technology is great when it is used as a tool, and she can appreciate the many advances technology brings to healthcare and everyday life. However, we now have endless studies that are showing the damage screens have had on our children… their academics, relationships, and their mental health.
For 10 years, she had been looking for solutions for her own family on how to limit screen battles by doing her own scattered research; listening to podcasts, reading articles and viewing websites. She became certified last year and as a Screen Strong Ambassador she is excited to share information and provide support on how to win the biggest parenting challenge in our culture.
