4 Strategies to Reverse Screen Issues in Schools: A Transformative Approach

Are phones and screen time disrupting your school’s environment and impacting student well-being? Join us for an empowering webinar that combines the science of screen use with actionable strategies from The Family Smartphone Guide and the transformative power of Kikori’s experiential learning. Learn how to tackle screen challenges in schools while fostering joy, growth, and student engagement.

Led by Margot Denommé, author of The Family Smartphone Guide, and Kendra Bostick, co-founder of Kikori, this session provides a powerful blend of insights into managing screen use and building connection-driven, screen-free environments that benefit both schools and families.

• Explore how screen use affects students’ brains, social skills, and mental health.
• Dive into Jonathan Haidt’s groundbreaking research on social media’s impact on youth mental health.

1. Foster a Play-Based Childhood: Emphasize unsupervised play and independence for healthier, happier students.
2. Delay Smartphones: Support “No Smartphones Before 14” to promote development and focus.
3. Delay Social Media: Advocate for “No Social Media Until 16” to protect mental health.
4. Implement Phone-Free Schools: Learn how schools succeed with phone-free policies that enhance learning environments.

• Discover how Kikori’s play-based, reflective, and connection-driven activities build social-emotional skills.
• Explore the ease of Kikori's SEL Calendar and how teachers use it daily to counteract the issues arising from screens.

• Gain tools from The Family Smartphone Guide to collaborate with families, fostering cohesive screen-free practices at home and school.
• Provide your families with practical strategies to bridge the gap between school and home for healthier digital habits.

Margot Denomme: Criminal justice attorney and author of The Family Smartphone Guide, Margot will share actionable strategies to manage screen use and build collaboration with families.

Margot's company, Raising Awareness About Digital Dangers (RAADD), is a Canadian initiative combating the effects of social media and promoting play-based childhoods. Founded 12 years ago in Toronto, Ontario as the Celebrate YOU Tour, RAADD provides education for kids, parents, and teachers about the risks of digital devices. RAADD delves in to the mental, physical, and legal implications of technology use.

RAADD is launching a national education and awareness campaign with workshops, seminars, a manifesto guidebook, and online initiatives to educate parents, teachers, and students across Canada.

Founder, Margot Denomme, JD, has practiced Criminal Law in Toronto for over 26 years. Concerned about the impact of a beauty-obsessed culture on children's self-esteem, she wrote Mommy, am I pretty? and Awesome Inside + Out! These books help start conversations with children about real beauty beyond filters and Photoshop.

Margot has been featured on CBC Metro Morning, CTV National News, CBC Radio, CHCH Morning Show, Be Kind Entertainment, and the Global Morning Show. She is a sought-after keynote speaker at empowerment events. The Dove Self-Esteem Fund Real Beauty Campaign endorsed Mommy, am I pretty? as “a beautiful read that instills the valuable lesson that real beauty lies within.”

Margot has extensive experience in systemic process change and has been involved with modernizing the criminal justice system. Her legal background, coupled with her passion for children's mental health, drive her commitment to RAADD's mission. Together, we can protect our children and ensure a healthier, safer, and play-based future for them.Marg

Kendra Bostick, Doctoral Candidate, LCSW, MEPD:

As the Co-founder and CEO of Kikori, Kendra is on a mission to democratize access to experiential SEL practices, providing educators with practical, research-based tools to foster inclusive and supportive learning environments. Through Kikori, Kendra helps teachers build emotionally safe classrooms that promote resilience, connection, and social-emotional growth, ensuring these transformative practices are accessible to all.

Kendra Bostick is a Doctoral Candidate at the University of New Hampshire, where she studies the impact of experiential learning on building student connections, community, and belonging. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and holds a Master’s in Education with a focus on experiential programming, combining her expertise in trauma-informed practices and social-emotional learning (SEL) to enhance student engagement and well-being.

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