Tech Addiction in Children and Adolescents: Brain-Based Interventions to Optimize Digital Health in Todays Screen Culture – Nicholas Kardaras
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What does this mean for mental health, brain development, and educational outcomes?
Join Dr. Nicholas Kardaras, psychologist, expert in technology overuse, and author of the best-selling book Glow Kids, for this 90-minute recording packed with insight and strategies every clinician and educator should know about the effects of screen time – and what you can do about it.
You’ll learn:
- How screen culture has infiltrated our children and adolescents’ lives – and what it means for mental health
- The neurological impact of screen-based learning and education
- Strategies and interventions to address and moderate excessive screen use
- And more!
This is a must-see for anyone working with children and adolescents!
- Formulate the neurological, dopaminergic, and hormonal/adrenal impact of screen time on children, adolescents and young adults.
- Analyze the emerging research related to behavioral interventions for technology overuse.
- Designate how tech overuse can impact pre-existing mental health disorders.
- Utiltize strategies for parents/caregivers to work with problem screen usage within the home including boundaries, discipline and communication.
Screen Culture: Origins and Impact on Mental Health
- The origins of “indoor children”
- From passive TV viewing to immersive and interactive screen experiences
- What the research is telling us about technology and mental health
- Limitations of the state of the research
- Depression and social media
- Screen time’s impact on ADHD, increased aggression, and thought disorders
Neurological Impact of Screen Time and Tech Overuse
- Dopamine’s role in addiction
- How brains are impacted by the dopaminergic effects of screens
- The HPA Axis and adrenal “fight or flight” impact of screen stimulation
- Brain imaging and the effects on the frontal cortex
Technology in the Classroom: Helping or Hurting Educational Outcomes?
- Ed Tech: a $60 Billion annual industry
- The latest research on technology and education
- Screens’ impact on reading and comprehension
- Phones in the classroom and standardized test scores
Practical Solutions and Recommendations to Manage Screen Time
- Classroom strategies for technology use
- Treatment programs and interventions
- Recommendations for every family
