Session 2 – Effects of Screen Time & Your Child’s Mental Health

This session, with insights from family therapist Kevin Skinner, explores the impact of screen time on children’s mental health, emphasizing the rise in anxiety and depression linked to excessive digital use. It highlights the importance of setting boundaries, fostering solitude, and maintaining open communication with children about their screen habits.

Parents and caregivers are encouraged to model healthy digital behavior and engage in screen-free family activities like cooking, hiking, and reading together – look below for 10 fun family activities. The session also stresses the need to cultivate a growth mindset in children, helping them develop resilience and balance in a technology-driven world.