The Digital Lives of Children: a practical and non-judgmental look at what kids are encountering and strategies to guide them, with Dr. Jill Walsh
Join us: Wednesday, November 30, 6pm at Vermont Day School – Open to the Public
Although there has always been debate about the opportunities and challenges with technology and screen time, there was
at least a list of best practices that we, as parents, could seek out as guidelines. Then the pandemic made technology critical for both our children’s academic and social experiences.
What do best practices look like now? Dr. Walsh will introduce practical and valuable parameters that parents can establish to help set our children up for success while navigating their technology. Particular focus will be on thinking about quantity vs. quality of tech use and addressing challenges like digital socializing.
She will give parents and guardians insight into what our young people are encountering in digital spaces and offer suggestions for ways to help them navigate these challenges safely. Dr. Walsh will provide a research-based approach in addition to focusing on practical strategies that families can readily employ. Her goal is to arm parents and guardians of young children so that they can set their children up for healthy long-term technology use.
Limited seating available. Please R.S.V.P.
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Dr. Jill Walsh is a lecturer and researcher at Boston University. She obtained a PhD in Sociology from Boston University in 2014, a Masters in Public Policy from Brown University, and a B.A from Harvard University. Prior to completing her graduate coursework, she taught, coached, and mentored high school students at the Noble and Greenough School.
Her recent work examines the way that social media, and the need to document the self online, has altered the paths to adolescent development. Her dissertation entitled “The Highlight Reel and Real Me: How Adolescents Construct the Facebook Fable”, is a multi-method study arguing that Facebook has become a public space where adolescents engage in self-reflection and dialogue.
This work has been developed into a book, “Adolescence and Their Social Media Narratives: A Digital Coming of Age”, published in 2017 by Routledge. She currently teaches undergraduate and graduate levels courses on the intersection between society and technology, with an emphasis on the millennial generation.
Visit https://drjillwalsh.com to learn more.
