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Ask the Experts—WebinarLooking Back and Moving Forward: Children’s Pandemic Experiences So Far and Where to Go From Here
How did the pandemic change digital media use for young people? What were the physical, mental, and social impacts of COVID-19 for youth?
ParentingMental HealthSocial RelationshipsSpeakersDevorah Heitner, PhD
Founder, Raising Digital Natives, Author, Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World
Vicki Harrison, MSW
Program Director, Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
Susan F. Tapert, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Academic Affairs, University of California, San Diego, Associate Director and Site PI, ABCD, Co-Director and Site PI, NCANDA, Recipient of Children and Screens COVID Research Grant
Sheri Madigan, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Recipient of Children and Screens COVID Research Grant
Stephanie Reich, PhD
Professor, School of Education, University of California, Irvine, Recipient of Children and Screens COVID Research Grant
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Ask the Experts—WebinarEstablishing Character in a Digital World: Building Grit, Resilience, and Socioemotional Skills
How to support children's development of grit and perseverance in an age of instant digital gratification?
Character DevelopmentMental HealthParentingSocial Relationships7 Speakers -
Ask the Experts—WebinarDigital Reset: A Primer for Transitioning Out of the Pandemic
What does life after the height of social distancing look like? How can parents and children “digitally reset” to decrease daily screen time?
Social RelationshipsEducation & LearningMental HealthParentingSpeakersCatherine Steiner-Adair, EdD
Clinical Psychologist; Consultant; Speaker
Alexis Lauricella, PhD
Director; Associate Professor
David J. Schonfeld, MD, FAAP
Director
Kathleen McGann, MD
Vice Chair of Education; Dr. Glen and Muriel Kiser Professor of Pediatrics
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Ask the Experts—WebinarAll in the Family: A Conversation about Media Rules, Parental Controls, and Family Media Plans
Which parental control apps and programs are most effective? To what extent should parents have control of kids’ devices and their content?
Media LiteracyParentingSpeakersLaura Jana, MD
Associate Research Professor
Adam Pletter, PsyD
Clinical Child Psychologist
Katie Davis, EdD
Associate Professor; Adjunct Associate Professor; Founding Member and Co-Director
Elizabeth Milovidov, PhD, JD
Consultant; Author
Tiffany Shlain
Emmy-nominated filmmaker; Founder; Co-Founder; Author
Pamela Wisniewski, PhD
Associate Professor
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Ask the Experts—Webinar(Still) Home for the Holidays: Making the Most of the Spirit of the Season On and Off-Screen
How can families balance screen-time with quality family time during the holiday season?
ParentingSpeakersJessica Hartshorn
Entertainment Editor
Arlene Pellicane, MA
Host; Author
Laura Markham, PhD
Parenting Coach; Editor; Author
Julianna Miner, MPH
Adjunct Faculty; Author
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, PhD
Stanley and Debra Lefkowitz Faculty Fellow; Senior Fellow
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Ask the Experts—WebinarHow to Build Creativity
What do we know about how to build creativity?
Brain and CognitionCharacter DevelopmentEducation & LearningParenting12 Speakers -
Ask the Experts—WebinarScreens, Students, and ASD
How can families optimize virtual learning for children on the autism spectrum?
NeurodiversityParentingSpeakersMatthew D. Lerner, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychology, Psychiatry, and Pediatrics; Director; Research Director
Meryl Alper, PhD
Assistant Professor
Temple Grandin, PhD
Autism Spokesperson; Author
Christopher Flint
Head of School; Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer; Founder
Victoria Dunckley, MD
Integrative Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatrist; Author
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Ask the Experts—WebinarWin or Lose: What to Do About Videogaming
What should families know about video gaming, its effects on child development, and how to manage children's video game use?
Video GamingParentingSpeakersMarc Potenza, PhD, MD
Professor of Psychiatry; Director
Cam Adair
Founder; Director; Keynote Speaker
Douglas A. Gentile, PhD
Professor of Developmental Psychology; Editor; Co-author
Edward Spector, PsyD
Psychologist
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Ask the Experts—WebinarSchool’s Back, Now What? A Conversation About Teaching and Learning During COVID-19
How can families help students adjust to a new school year--marked for many by a shift to online learning--in the midst of a pandemic?
Education & LearningMental HealthParentingPhysical HealthSpeakersLisa Nielsen, MA
Senior Director; Permanently Certified Public School Educator and Administrator; Author
Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH
Editor-in-Chief; Director
Charmain Jackman, PhD
Psychologist; Founder
David McKinnon, PhD
Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior
Elizabeth Englander, PhD
Director; Professor of Psychology