Kids and Screen Time: When to Unplug
Join us for a session on the impacts of screen time on the mental well-being of children with Harvard-trained pediatrician and Medical Director of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Dr Kristian Goulet.
The webinar will discuss Dr Goulet’s research and observations on the impact of stress on children, specifically related to excessive screen time. The session will also discuss the link between technology and stress in young children.
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Dr. Kristian Goulet MB, BCh, FRCPC, Medical Director, CHEO Concussion Clinic and Assistant Professor and Pediatrician, Community Pediatrics
Dr Kristian Goulet is originally from Ottawa and did his undergraduate degree in Biology (Honours) at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario. His Medical School Training was in Ireland and this is where he first started his work with concussions, examining the prevalence in Irish Rugby players. He completed his Pediatric Residency training at the University of New Mexico. During this time he began giving concussion presentations at the local, State and National levels.
His research interest lie in concussion education projects and the interaction between persistent post concussion symptoms and mental health issues.
Moderator:
Dr. Zeeya Jamal, Honorary Secretary, Aga Khan Health Board for Ottawa
Dr. Zeeya Jamal trained in family medicine at the University of Toronto and specializes in Emergency Medicine and Interventional Pain Management. She is a lecturer for the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Jamal is a hospitalist at Uxbridge Cottage hospital in the GTA. As such, she works in rehabilitation and palliative care at the Queensway Carleton Hospital in Ottawa.
Dr. Jamal is passionate about guiding patients on their journey towards optimal health and wellness. When not in a medical setting, you can find her operating at the intersection of motherhood, family and faith.
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Web Resources
- Building Healthy Screen Habits – Includes tips for balancing tech use. These tips will help you to fit tech use in around your family’s interests and priorities. They’ll also show you how to model healthy tech habits.
- Anxiety Canada – Includes FREE resources and programs
- Rolling with ADHD - Need practical strategies to deal with the day to day parenting of a child with ADHD? Sign up today for this FREE learning series from BC Children's Hospital.
- Good Morning Yoga: A Pose-by-Pose Wake Up Story by Mariam Gates
Books
- Sitting Still Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (and Their Parents) by Eline Snel, Jon Kabat-Zinn (Foreword), Myla Kabat-Zinn (Narrator)
- Talking Back to OCD: The Program That Helps Kids and Teens Say No Way -- and Parents Say Way to Go by John S. March, Christine M. Benton, Philip C. Kendall, Isobel Heyman, Reid Wilson
- Good Morning Yoga: A Pose-by-Pose Wake Up Story by Mariam Gates
- How to Sleep Like a Bear: Putting Insomnia to Bed by Dara Boland
