Conference: Children, smartphones and social media with KidsUnplugged

CONFERENCE "CHILDREN, SMARTPHONES & SOCIAL NETWORKS" WITH KIDSUNPLUGGED SOMA welcomes Virginie Van der Borght, coordinator of KidsUnplugged, for a meeting around the place of screens in the lives of children and adolescents. A conference intended for parents who wish to better understand the impact of smartphones and social networks on children, but also to leave with benchmarks and concrete tools to support them towards a healthier, more progressive, and age-appropriate usage. Virginie will notably address: - the attention-grabbing mechanisms used by certain applications and platforms; - social networks, online games, and various content to which young people may be exposed; - smartphone alternatives and the different stages of familiarizing with the phone; - the impact of digital usages on sleep, attention, learning, and well-being; - the role that a school and a community of parents can play to move forward collectively. ABOUT KIDSUNPLUGGED KidsUnplugged is a movement of parents who wish to preserve the time necessary for children's development: sleep, concentration, social relationships, autonomy, play, and learning. This movement encourages families to delay the arrival of the personal smartphone and social networks, while strengthening digital and media literacy. KidsUnplugged also offers a Pacte Smartphone, which allows parents of the same school or the same class to make visible a collective decision to wait before equipping their children with a personal smartphone. An approach aimed notably at preventing a child from feeling isolated or excluded because their family chooses to delay the use of these devices. Virginie will share these reflections and answer parents' questions in a spirit of listening, sharing, and nuance. SCHEDULE & PRICE When? Thursday, November 12 Schedule: from 7:30 PM to 9 PM (conference followed by a Q&A) Price: 10€/ticket Starting at 6:30 PM, our SOMIAM welcomes you to have a drink and share some finger foods before the conference. PRACTICAL INFORMATION SOMA, Chaussée de Boondael 202, 1050 Ixelles. Bicycle space in the inner courtyard For any questions: hello@soma.brussels