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— Lead Sponsors: MutualOne Charitable Foundation, Natick Education Foundation (NEF), Natick Public Schools, Metrowest Regional Coalition for Suicide Prevention and Patrick's Promise Foundation
Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive in their Digital World
Monday, September 24 at 7pm at Natick High School
Author/expert Devorah Heitner presents practical advice on how adults can mentor young people to thrive online while developing social and problem-solving skills to be the best people that they can be.
"This book provides useful advice for the parents of children of all ages and will serve well as a guide to help the different generations communicate, in person or online." (Publisher's Weekly)
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Watch! "Screenwise" Book Trailer
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More About Our Speaker
An expert on young people’s relationship with digital media and technology, Dr. Devorah Heitner is the author of Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World and founder of Raising Digital Natives. Her mission is to cultivate a culture ofempathy and social/emotional literacy. Dr. Heitner’s work has appeared in the New YorkTimes, the Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, TIME magazine and Education Week.She has a Ph.D. in Media/Technology & Society from Northwestern University and hastaught at DePaul and Northwestern. She is delighted to be raising her own digital native.