Warsaw Community Schools will present parents with an opportunity to learn more about the effects of raising children during a digital age.
The film “Screenagers,” directed by Dr. Delaney Rutson, will be shown Nov. 12 and will be followed by a special panel hosted by WCS staff to discuss important points from the film.
The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Warsaw Performing Arts Center, 1 Tiger Lane, Warsaw.
Are you watching kids scroll through life, with their rapid-fire thumbs and a six-second attention span? Ruston saw that happening with her own kids and began a quest to uncover how it might impact their development.
According to a news release from WCS, as with her other two award-winning documentaries on mental health, Ruston takes a deeply personal approach as she probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including her own, to explore struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Through poignant, and unexpectedly funny stories, along with insights from authors, psychologists and brain scientists, the film reveals how tech time impacts kids’ development and also offers solutions on how adults can empower their kids to best navigate the digital world to find balance, the release states.
Topics discussed in the film include how personal digital devices affect school life; how social media affects relationships; how screen use affects children’s development; and how vulnerable people are to video game addiction and depictions of violence.
WCS seventh-grade students will watch the film in class at both Warsaw middle schools.
For more information or to register to attend this free event, visit https://impactflow.com/event/presented-by-tri-kappa-9570.
