Parent Talk: Monica Rowe (keyconverstions.net)
“Most children now get their first Smart Phone well before Secondary school, and problems with anxiety, self-esteem, peer pressure, social media, isolation and the like have escalated at a worrying pace. The earlier this talk is given, the better it works, as it’s designed to help parents prepare for what lies ahead of their children in First Year. I share what thousands of children around the country say they find challenging and causes them anxiety, and I give some helpful tips on how to greatly lessen the impact of these anxieties. This talk works particularly well when held early in the new term…as it is so much easier to introduce new home rules around online use, homework etc., before children get settled into ‘big school’.”