SCREENAGERS: Growing Up in the Age of Digital Media

SCREENAGERS: Growing Up in the Digital Age
Wednesday, April 27
6:00 p.m.
in the GYM
@ Pine Lake Covenant Church
1715 228th Avenue SE, Sammamish 98075
$5 per person/$15 per family

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Pine Lake Covenant Church will host a showing of the documentary film entitled, SCREENAGERS: Growing Up in the Digital Age on Wednesday, April 27 at 6:00 p.m. in the church gym at 1715 228th Avenue SE in Sammamish, 98075. The cost for admission will be $5 per person or $15 for a family.

SCREENAGERS is a documentary about the impact of the digital age on kids and how to help them avoid harmful effects and find balance. The director takes an intensely personal approach as she probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including her own, to explore struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Through poignant, and unexpectedly funny stories, along with surprising insights from authors, psychologists, and brain scientists, SCREENAGERS reveals how tech time impacts kids’ development and offers solutions on how adults can empower young people to navigate best the digital world and find balance.

“We are all in this together with the primary goal of helping kids find balance. Given the pull of devices, this is challenging, and that is why we are coming together to share ideas and make positive changes in homes, schools, and communities,” says Nick Pringle, pastor of student ministries at Pine Lake Covenant Church.

The community is welcome to attend the film viewing on Wednesday, April 27, 6:00-8:00 p.m. The cost for tickets is $5 per person or $15 per family. Following the viewing of the film, there will be some guided discussion time.

Movie Themes
-Use of screens in school
-Boys and video games
-Girls and social media
-Risk of addiction

STATS
-Kids spend on average 6.5 hours a day on screens and that doesn’t include classroom or homework screen time.
-Boys spend on average the equivalent of 1.5 days on video games every week
-Some recent studies show us that screen time increases dopamine production and causes behavior that mimics addiction.

Watch the movie trailer

Learn more about the film