DO NOT WAIT! Act now and reserve your seat today as this topic is too big for us not to pay attention.

We want our school and our community to be a safe place for all children. Our tamariki are growing up in rapidly changing times, and the risk, frequency and severity of online harm are increasing. We need to tackle this as a community.

As such, we have organised  Filmmaker, Author and Speaker Rob Cope, Producer of the documentary "Our Kids Online" to come and give what promises to be a humorous and eye-opening evening talk to our parent community.

His talk will cover:

• Cyberbullying - How bullies can reach our kids 24/7

• Social media - How social media is affecting the mental health in 3 out of 5 children. FOMO, depression, anxiety

• Gaming and the developing brain – An oversupply of dopamine leading to dopamine deficiency, synaptic pruning, and the underdevelopment of social skills and empathy

• Naked Selfies - The pressure to send nudes from intermediate up through high school

• Online predators - The methods they use, how to spot them

• Online porn vs healthy sexuality - How consuming online pornography as a child or teen can create a sexual template where violence, aggression, and dominance are seen as normal and consent can become very blurry.

Solutions

• Filters - Which filters are best and how to install them

• Smartphones - How to lock down a smartphone to make it a safe phone

• Boundaries - How to put good boundaries in place around device use

• 3 golden rules - The 3 golden rules that will keep your kids safe

• Talking to your kids - How to have difficult conversations with your kids

• Challenging our own phone and device usage - Reconnecting as a family.

Here is a promotional video for you to watch   Our Kids Online Parent Evening.

The talk will be held at Waikato Dio on 14 July from 18.30 - 20.00. Please note this talk is for adults only and is not suitable for children or teens to attend.

Tickets have been generously subsidised by the Parents’ Association and are only $10 per ticket (plus booking fees). They are available HERE