Raising Confident Kids In The Digital Age: Scarsdale PTC Forum

From the Scarsdale PTC

WHAT: PTC Program on Social Media Featuring Laurie Wolk and Jerry Crisci

WHEN: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 9:30 a.m.

WHERE: SHS Little Theatre

What's "Like" Got to Do with It?raising confident kids in the digital age

Learn how to help your child be responsible and confident in this digital age. Please join us to hear Laurie Wolk* (SHS class of '87) talk about raising confident kids in the digital age. She will discuss the challenges that both you and your kids face in today's 24/7-connected world and show you that by creating simple rules, role modeling the behavior you want to see and developing social and emotional skills we can help our kids to make confident and compassionate decisions. Her presentation will provide you the tools to take charge of your family's digital life.

Look Before you "Like"

Jerry Crisci, Director of Instructional Technology and Innovation and Co-Director of the Center for Innovation, will explain Scarsdale School's existing policies concerning technology, including the soon-to-be-introduced Social Media Policy. Hear about the rapidly changing landscape at school and beyond the classroom walls. Questions are welcome.

*About Laurie Wolk

Laurie Wolk is the antidote to our digitally overloaded world. With over a decade of experience as an educator, motivational speaker and the author of the best-selling book on Amazon, Girls Just Want to Have Likes, she counsels parents and kids of all ages about how to build character, develop social and emotional skills, and form real-life connections. She helps people grow as individuals and as a family by helping them communicate more effectively, face challenges and by encouraging self-reflection. With an upbeat and fresh approach, she shows people how to consume a balanced digital-diet so that they can actively engage in the world around them. Wolk is the creator of the digital detox "digitox" box and writes curriculum for schools and corporations. She earned her Coaching Certificate from the Martha Beck Institute and obtained a degree in Psychology from Emory University. She sits on the Board of Directors for the Westchester Children's Museum and for the Girls Leadership Institute, where she also teaches. She lives in Westchester with her husband, three children, and a dog.

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