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Ask the Experts—WebinarOvershare? What You Need To Know About Parent Sharenting and Child Privacy
How does "sharenting" affect children's privacy, safety, and psychological development, and what should parents keep in mind before clicking "share"?
Social MediaParentingPrivacySocial RelationshipsSpeakersFortesa Latifi, MA
Journalist
Stacey Steinberg, JD
Legal Skills Professor
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Liselot Hudders, PhD
Full Professor in Marketing Ethics
Ghent University, Belgium
Ryan Allen MS, LPCC-S
Licensed Professional Counselor
Preschool Therapy & Consulting
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Ask the Experts—WebinarHidden Costs: Protecting Kids from Online Financial Exploitation
From influencer advertising, manipulative persuasive design, video game loot boxes, and even illegal financial extortion – children face a digital minefield designed to capture their money and their trust.
Social MediaAdvertising and MarketingPrivacyVideo GamingSpeakersVicki Shotbolt
Founder and CEO
Parent Zone
Michelle Nelson, PhD
Professor
Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising, Institute of Communications Research, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Paul Raffile, MA
Intelligence Analyst
Elena Petrovskaya, PhD
Research Associate
University of Lincoln
Christopher Mufarrige
Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
Federal Trade Commission
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Congresses2025 Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress
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Ask the Experts—WebinarWin-Win Parenting: Child Safety, Autonomy, and Family Harmony In the Digital Age
How can parents and caregivers effectively guide their children’s media use in a way that reduces conflict, fosters independence, and helps guard against the development of problematic or addictive media use?
ParentingDigital AddictionPrivacySocial MediaSpeakersElizabeth Milovidov, PhD, JD
Founder, DigitalParentingCoach.com
Sarah M. Coyne, PhD
Professor, Human Development, School of Family Life, Brigham Young University
Catherine Page Jeffery, PhD
Lecturer in Media and Communications, The University of Sydney
Emily Cherkin, MEd
Founder/Owner, The Screentime Consultant
Adam Pletter, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist, iParent101.com
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Ask the Experts—WebinarAI and Children: Risks and Opportunities of the Enhanced Internet
Generative AI technologies like ChatGPT are changing the nature of online communications, work, creativity, and learning. What are the impacts to children’s social and cognitive development in this new, turbocharged Internet?
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Education & LearningEmerging TechnologyEthical DesignPrivacySpeakersNaomi Baron, PhD
Professor Emerita of Linguistics, American University
Steven Vosloo, MCom
Digital Foresight and Policy Specialist, UNICEF
Ying Xu, PhD
Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences and Technology, University of Michigan
Christine Bywater, MA
Assistant Director, Center To Support Excellence in Teaching (CSET), Project Lead, CRAFT, Stanford Graduate School of Education
Tracy Pizzo Frey, MBA
Senior Advisor, Common Sense Media
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Congresses2023 Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress
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Ask the Experts—WebinarSocial Media and Drugs: What Parents Need to Know
A glimpse into the world of teens and drugs on social media, and practical information to increase awareness and ability to safeguard adolescents and teens
Social MediaPhysical HealthPrivacySpeakersColleen Kraft, MD, MBA, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics
Keck School of Medicine, The University of Southern California
Tim Mackey, MAS, PhD
Professor of Global Health; Director; CEO and co-founder
UC San Diego; Global Health Policy and Data Institute; S-3 Research
Robert F. Lawlor Jr, MS-ADPP, MS, BSCJ
Drug Intelligence Officer
New England HIDTA
Samuel Chapman
Director
Parents for Safer Children
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Ask the Experts—WebinarPITR, IKR?: Youth and Communication in the Digital Age
The latest research (and perspectives from teens themselves) on trends in youth digital communication and tips for creating positive and connection-centered communication online or offline.
Social MediaMedia LiteracyPrivacySocial RelationshipsSpeakersAnn Cameron, PhD
Honorary Emerita Professor of Psychology; Emerita Professor
University of British Columbia; University of New Brunswick, Canada
Sherry Turkle, PhD
Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology; Founding Director, MIT Initiative on Technology and Self
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sebastian Wachs, PhD
Deputy Professor for Education and Socialization Theory; Honorary Research Fellow
University of Potsdam; Anti-Bullying Centre
Richard Guerry
Founder and Executive Director
Institute for Responsible Online and Cell-Phone Communication (IROC2)
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Ask the Experts—WebinarSchool for Thought: EdTech and Virtual Learning – What Now?
What is the growing role and impact of educational technology and virtual learning in schools, homes and families? What are the implications for teaching, learning, and children's data privacy?
Education & LearningDigital EquityMedia LiteracyPrivacySpeakersDimitri Christakis, MD, MPH
Editor-in-Chief; Director; George Adkins Professor of Pediatrics; Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Adjunct Professor of Health Services
JAMA Pediatrics; Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children’s Research Institute; University of Washington School of Medicine
Velislava Hillman, PhD
Visiting Fellow
London School of Economics and Political Science
Jared Cooney Horvath, PhD, MEd
Director
LME Global
Tessa Jolls, BA
President; Contributing Scientist
Center for Media Literacy; UCLouvain
Amina Fazlullah, JD
Senior Director of Equity Policy
Common Sense Media