Plugged In & Tuned Out: When gaming and screen use becomes a problem
A masterclass with Maggie Dent and Brad Marshall
This class ran in July, 2023. You can still register for lifetime access to the replay and bonus resources.
An online masterclass exploring why gaming, social media and streaming can be so addictive and what we can do about it.
Screens are now a ubiquitous part of our lives. And there’s no doubt that screen use has become a major pain point for parents, particularly those of us with tweens and teens. Whether they’re gaming, chatting, streaming or scrolling on social media – our kids (and we) are increasingly spending much of our lives on devices. And the implications of this are broader than we can imagine.
But what do we do when our tween or teen’s screen use, especially their gaming, becomes problematic? How do we know when their behaviour has moved beyond enthusiasm into unhealthy excessive use or, worse, a disorder? Why are boys more likely to struggle with problematic gaming?
And above all, how can parents work with their adolescents to have healthy boundaries?
In this masterclass, parenting author Maggie Dent teams up with ‘The Unplugged Psychologist’
Brad Marshall to equip parents with simple, powerful strategies for reclaiming
their tween/teen’s lives in a screen-saturated culture.
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With a special focus on gaming and social media, Maggie and Brad will explore:
→ What are the impacts of being raised as a digital native?
→ What makes social media, streaming, gaming and screens in general SO addictive?
→ What strategies the gaming/screen industry use to get us hooked (and how we can counter these).
→ Do digital agreements help families with healthy boundaries?
→ When do we worry? What are the warning signs of an unhealthy balance?
→ Why and how do parents monitor and manage screen time rather than simply expecting our tweens/teens to learn self-control?
→ The 7 steps parents can take to help manage problematic usage, without destroying your relationship with your child.
As well as the live event, this masterclass will also include some additional video content. We'll hear from a young man who has transformed his relationship with gaming from being all-consuming and at the expense of his physical and mental health – to no longer controlling him. Isaac Waddell, founder of the Goldfish Academy will share his inspiring story with masterclass participants and share some strategies from someone who has lived experience of a screen addiction.
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The live class has already happened but you can still sign up to watch the replay whenever you like.
Free gifts included...
Everyone who registers will receive a copy of Maggie’s eBook
Chill N Skills and her Creating Success audio track.
Plus...
As a handy reference, you'll also receive a PDF handout with notes and links to further information and resources.
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Maggie Dent
Maggie Dent is one of Australia's favourite parenting authors and educators, with a particular interest in the early years, adolescence and resilience – as well as being an undisputed 'boy champion'. Maggie’s experience includes teaching, counselling, and working in palliative care/funeral services and suicide prevention. She is a dedicated advocate to quietly changing lives in our families and communities. She is the mother of four sons and a very grateful grandmother.
Maggie is the author of nine major books, including her 2022 book Girlhood: Raising our little girls to be healthy, happy and heard, the bestselling Mothering Our Boys and the 2020 release From Boys to Men. She hosts the ABC podcast, Parental As Anything and in July 2021 released a book of the same name.
Brad Marshall
Brad Marshall AKA The Unplugged Psychologist has spent over a decade at the cutting edge of healthy screen use. But don’t be confused by the name, Brad is NOT anti-technology. Brad is an internationally published author, researcher, clinician, and speaker. It’s Brad’s clinical experience that sets him apart from other speakers in the field of healthy tech use. While others speak about research and hypotheticals, he delivers from a place of real-world experience.
Brad is the author The Tech Diet for your Child & Teen: The 7-step plan to regain your kid’s childhood (and your Family’s Sanity), which has now been published in over a dozen countries worldwide, by HarperCollins. He is also the Director of the Screens and Gaming Disorder Clinic (Sydney) the first clinic of its kind established in the country over a decade ago. In his clinic Brad and his team help children, young people and families impacted by Internet Gaming Disorder and problematic screen use. In his spare time Brad is doing a PhD at Macquarie University where he runs clinical treatment trials for problematic screens and gaming.
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