Digital Workshops for Parents, Educators, and Schools
Evidence-based guidance for understanding attention, emotion, and identity in digital life
What These Workshops Offer
Digital technologies are now woven into how children learn, socialize, regulate emotion, and develop a sense of self. Yet much of the public conversation about screens remains polarized—focused either on fear or on dismissal.
These workshops are designed to offer something different.
They translate developmental psychology and digital media research into clear, practical understanding, helping adults respond to children’s digital lives with confidence rather than anxiety.
These live, online workshops are built around three core principles:
Understanding before intervention
Lasting change starts with understanding how attention, emotion, and identity actually develop, especially in digital environments.Developmentally informed guidance
Strategies are grounded in how children and adolescents think, feel, and regulate at different ages.Practical insight without panic
This is not about eliminating screens or enforcing rigid rules. It’s about responding thoughtfully to the world children are growing up in.
Each session combines guided explanation, real-world examples, and space for reflection and questions.
About the Facilitator
Jason Daniels, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Education, researcher, and author of Beyond the Screen: Resilient Kids in a Digital World. His work focuses on digital cognition, attention, emotion regulation, and youth development, with an emphasis on translating research into meaningful, real-world guidance for families and educators.
Upcoming Workshops
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2026, 7:30-9:30 PM
Why does focus feel harder? Why does comparison hit so deeply online? And why do digital interactions often escalate so quickly?
This workshop explores how digital environments interact with developing minds—shaping attention, emotional regulation, and self-concept in ways that are easy to miss but hard to ignore.
You’ll gain:
A clearer framework for understanding digital behavior
Language to talk with children without escalating conflict
Insight into why common approaches often fall short
WEDNESDAY APRIL 15, 2026, 7:30-9:00 PM.
Focus is not a personality trait—and it isn’t disappearing. It’s a skill shaped by experience and environment.
This workshop examines how attention and self-regulation develop, why modern digital environments make these skills harder to practice, and what adults can do to support them realistically and consistently.
You’ll gain:
A developmentally accurate understanding of focus and regulation
Age-appropriate strategies that actually align with how skills develop
Guidance that emphasizes design over control
Registration opens in March