The adults were right... gah!
The commercial internet has only been around for the last 30 years. To the youth of today, that feels like... forever! So we must have it sorted right? Wrong. 30 Years into the automobile revolution, cars looked like this:​​​​​​​
Spot anything missing?
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Over 95% of high school students own a smart phone
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40% report having been bullied online
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The average age for seeing porn is 13
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Gaming addiction reaches 15% of students
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Schools struggling to get 'buy-in' from pupils for phone bans / rules
Real Talk helps people to have a healthier relationship with their phones.
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A 'phone freedom' approach, rather than a digital detox one.
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So, that doesn't mean ramping up the guilt about being on screens.
The workshops empower people by:
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Raising awareness of our sticky relationships with tech
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Encourage engaging a protective filter before...
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Getting to a place where we just don't want to pick it up so much. We still can. It's ok!​​​​​​
"Thanks for talking to our girls at Queens School Chester. Insightful words for a truly engaged audience."
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Onsite School Screen Health Workshops
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Complying with the statutory digital curriculum outlined by the DfE
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Engaging young people to rethink their relationship with their phones
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- Teaching new thinking-skills around screen use​
- Online drop-in support for parents​​​​
Using a variety of thought-provoking demos and thinking skills strategies, we explore:
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How does tech affect who I become?
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​How does it change the way I feel?
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How does it impact me financially?
Get in touch with Emi Howe - Sociologist, Teacher, Mum, holding an enhanced DBS check and Safeguarding and PREVENT Training
"What we've created will change the wellbeing outcomes for future generations. Pupils will be able to separate the real from the fake and protect their self-esteem in the process. Students will understand, that their screen isn't just a boredom-busting black box but how the Internet operates and why.
Our younger generations have had their choice and autonomy removed, through social pressure and dodgy platform design. It pleases me when I see the lightbulbs go on!"
