Our Kids Online Parent Evening

The CHB Kāhui Ako has organised filmmaker and author Rob Cope to come and give a talk on the topic of keeping our kids safe online on 8th April 2025. This is such a big community issue which we need to tackle as a community and this talk is a great start. Plus, anyone who registers and attends on the day will get a 1 year subscription to Rob's parent course worth $100.

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.

We look forward to seeing you there.