{"id":15343,"date":"2026-03-26T17:37:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T06:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/?post_type=article&#038;p=15343"},"modified":"2026-03-27T12:59:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T01:59:32","slug":"tweens-teens-and-screens-2","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/article\/tweens-teens-and-screens-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tweens, Teens and Screens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15301 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-06-at-10.21.50-am-755x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"755\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-06-at-10.21.50-am-755x1024.png 755w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-06-at-10.21.50-am-472x640.png 472w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-06-at-10.21.50-am-236x320.png 236w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-06-at-10.21.50-am-768x1042.png 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-06-at-10.21.50-am-111x150.png 111w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-06-at-10.21.50-am.png 909w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The school holidays are nearly upon us, so it&#8217;s a good time to remind parents and carers to register for the &#8216;Tweens, Teens &amp; Screens&#8217;\u00a0FREE\u00a0webinar on navigating screen use and supporting healthy tech habits at home for children aged 8\u201316 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenter:<\/strong>\u00a0Back by popular demand, Dr Brad Marshall, known as\u00a0<em>The Unplugged Psychologist<\/em>, has spent more than a decade helping families navigate children\u2019s screen use &#8211; without being anti\u2011technology. An internationally published author, researcher, clinician, and sought\u2011after speaker, Brad brings a balanced, practical approach to healthy tech use.\u00a0<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Topics:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The science of how screen use affects children and young people.<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Warning signs of screen addiction.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Ways to manage children and young people&#8217;s screen use and set healthy habits.<\/li>\n<li>Trouble-shooting the social media delay.<\/li>\n<li>Where to find further information and support.<\/li>\n<li>Live Q&amp;A session.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc5 Date:\u00a0<strong>Thursday, 7th May 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u23f0 Time:\u00a0<strong>7:00pm \u2013 8:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcbb Location:\u00a0<strong>Online via Microsoft Teams<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Register:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/dSgG2Ugjvy?origin=lprLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc41\u00a0Translated closed captions in several languages available.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>**<\/strong>Please note that this webinar\u00a0<strong>WILL NOT BE RECORDED<\/strong>\u00a0so please encourage attendance on the night.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please share:<\/strong>\u00a0We&#8217;d love your help sharing the attached flyers and social media tiles with parents and carers or through your school networks. We\u2019ve also included Simplified Chinese translated materials, so the information is accessible for Chinese\u2011speaking families, one of the largest language groups in our region.<\/p>\n<p>This webinar is proudly brought to you by the NSLHD Population Health Promotion&#8217;s School Years Team in partnership with Hornsby, Hunters Hill, Ku-ring-gai, Lane Cove, Mosman, North Sydney, Northern Beaches, and Ryde Councils.<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards,<\/p>\n<p>School Years Team,<em>\u00a0<\/em>Northern Sydney Local Health District<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phone:\u00a0<\/strong>(02) 8424 9488\u00a0<strong>|\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0NSLHD-SchoolYears@health.nsw.gov.au<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The school holidays are nearly upon us, so it&#8217;s a good time to remind parents and carers to register for the &#8216;Tweens, Teens &amp; Screens&#8217;\u00a0FREE\u00a0webinar on navigating screen use and supporting healthy tech habits at home for children aged 8\u201316 years.\u00a0 Presenter:\u00a0Back by popular demand, Dr Brad Marshall, known as\u00a0The Unplugged Psychologist, has spent more [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[7],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-15343","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_category-around-the-college"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/15343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=15343"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=15343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}