Connected but not Consumed: Navigating Social Media with Your Child

Who's in control – you or social media?

Join our free Positive Social & techtimeout parents' session and learn how to help your child make positive, informed choices on social media.

The need for digital wellbeing in our increasingly connected world is greater than ever. In preparation for techtimeout Tuesday, the national digital wellbeing awareness day, we want to provide practical tools and resources to help you bring this conversation home. Digital wellbeing extends beyond the workplace and impacts our families too.

With social media being such a big part of their lives, how can you set appropriate boundaries that actually work? How can you foster an environment where your child feels comfortable sharing their social media experiences with you?

If your child is already on social media – or will be soon – this session is for you.

What we’ll cover:

• How to create better conversations with your children about social media.
• Setting boundaries that are practical for your family.
• Practical technology tips for parents to help manage and support safe social media use.
• Insights from research and science on social media's impact.
• Personal actions you can take to positively influence your children's relationship with technology.

Please expect an interactive format with plenty of time for questions.

How to get your free ticket

This event is free but any donations will be used to fund free social media awareness sessions in schools in the UK. Click 'Select Tickets' above.

Please get in touch if you’d like to fundraise as part of your techtimeout tuesday pledges in the workplace so we can add you to our list.

Who’s leading the session?

Social media expert Mark Saxby, from the Positive Social charity, and his team have run workshops for thousands of young people since 2014, helping them gain back control of their lives from social media. Mark is also the dad of three children (20, 18 and 10) so understands the pressure on parents.

Positive Social delivers sessions in schools throughout England through its network of schools workers. Find out more at https://positivesocial.org.uk/

Stephanie Henson founder of techtimeout will also be helping to facilitate the session.

Join us for techtimeout Tuesday

This session is part of our lead-up to techtimeout Tuesday, the national digital wellbeing awareness day. On December 3rd, we encourage individuals, families, and workplaces to step away from their screens and reconnect in meaningful ways. Find out more about how you can get involved and make a difference at techtimeout.co.uk.

"I’ve done this session. I highly recommend it. It’s led in a really accessible & informal style, so no need to know about social media to participate!" Katherine Coggan, parent.

"My husband and I both enjoyed it and it provided us with a lot of food for thought." Louise Foster, parent.

"The session was really good and will start conversations in lots of households. Well done for all you're doing - it will make a real difference." Matt Parfitt, parent.