Hi everyone. If you enjoyed the piece I wrote a couple of months back about parenting teenage boys, you might also enjoy the event I’m doing on June 10th with the excellent broadcaster and campaigner, Natasha Devon MBE.
Natasha is an old friend of mine who has spent years working with schools to improve the mental health of teenagers. She is also the author of the excellent book ‘Clicks - How To Be Your Best Self Online.’
We have collaborated to develop a webinar for parents (and teachers) of teenage boys who are concerned about the impact of toxic online influencers.
I think it’s going to be an interesting and useful event.
If you’d like to join us, please help yourself to a 10% discount on tickets using the code RESET25.
(A percentage of proceeds will go the excellent charity, CALM)
Here’s a bit more detail….
Helping Teenage Boys Navigate The Online World
Parents are trying to learn about the dangers of the online world in real time, often alongside kids who are more tech savvy than they are. The Netflix series Adolescence has raised awareness of what can go wrong, but what should parents do next?
Natasha Devon, author of Clicks: How to Be Your Best Self Online, has more than fifteen years’ experience working with teenagers in schools and colleges throughout the UK. She will talk through young people’s perceptions of social media and how adults can give them impactful advice on keeping their minds safe in the online world, including teaching scientific literacy to spot fake news and gaming the algorithm away from radical content.
Sam Delaney is a CALM ambassador and author of ‘Sort Your Head Out - Mental Health Without All The Bollocks.’ He will break down the way misogynistic influencers lure boys and young men into an ideology which harms their mental health and self-esteem and how we can give them a healthier blueprint of masculinity to aspire to.
Tickets are £20 and can be purchased using the link below. Places are limited. A percentage of the proceeds raised will go to CALM.