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Community Corner

Parenting in the Digital Age

Learn about the websites your kids visit, installing parental controls on devices, how social media and gaming affect your child’s development, cyber-bullying, and more.  Wed, Apr 2, 6:30-8, Clinton Board of Ed room next to Joel. Please call to register by 3/25/14 (860)669.1103
Panelists:
AJ Singh Rai, Morgan Senior:  What sites are my kids on and what do they do? How can these sites be misused?
Stephen King, Information Security Officer, People’s Bank:  How to install parental controls on devices like phones, laptops, tablets, etc.
Marie Pinette, LMFT, Clinton Youth and Family:  How can excessive social media and gaming affect your child’s development? When does it become unhealthy? What are some recommended age appropriate limits?
Steven Mendelssohn, Clinton School Psychologist:  School perspectives on cyber-bullying and use of social media
Detective Bryan Pellegrini, Clinton PD:  Incidence of crime in Clinton involving youth and social media
This event is co-sponsored by:  Clinton Public Schools, Clinton Youth and Family Services, Pathways Center for Learning and Behavioral Health, Clinton Police Department, Valley Shore Collaborative, Clinton PTA, Partners in Community (PiC)

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