New Tech Ed events, practical parent support + save the date for HTP Adult Prom!
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We have some exciting things in the works at Hold the Phone — including the return of our Tech Education Series with D102, two great speakers, and the date (and theme!) for our 2nd Annual Fundraiser. Here’s what’s coming up: |
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| | | TECH ED SERIES EVENT 1:
Keeping Kids Safe Online &
Parental Controls Workshop |
| | | How to Keep Your Kids Safe on the Internet & Apple Parental Controls Workshop
Featuring Ben Gillenwater, “The Family IT Guy”
Thursday, November 5 | 6:30–8:30 PM
Forest Road School Cafeteria You asked for it: real, practical, hands-on help navigating technology at home. Cybersecurity expert Ben Gillenwater will share what parents need to know about keeping kids safe online, followed by a hands-on parental controls workshop for Apple devices. And the timing couldn’t be better. With Apple’s latest iOS updates, parental controls have been overhauled, which means even parents who thought they had their settings figured out may have some new things to learn. Bring your Apple device and follow along as Ben walks us through the latest settings and shows parents how to put these tools to work at home. FREE CHILDCARE AVAILABLE - Sign up when you RSVP Learn more about Ben on our website or follow him on Instagram. |
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| | | TECH ED SERIES EVENT 2:
Raising Independent Kids in a Distracted World |
| | | What Screens Can't Teach: Raising Independent Kids in a Distracted World Featuring Mike McLeod, GrowNOW
Tuesday, February 2, 2027 | 7 PM
Park Jr. High Auditorium Kids today are growing up with a device in reach nearly every waking minute — changing how they focus, handle frustration and connect with the people around them. But the answer isn’t just less screen time. It’s building the skills screens can’t. ADHD and executive-function expert Mike McLeod of GrowNOW will break down what’s really happening when kids can’t put the phone down, how parents can set limits that stick without a daily fight, and how to strengthen the internal skills kids need to become more independent: self-awareness, self-regulation, self-motivation and self-evaluation. Parents will leave with practical strategies to help their kids look up, tune in and build the independence no device can give them. Learn more about Michael on our website or follow him on Instagram. |
| | | | | | | | | More Tech Ed Series events are in the works. Stay tuned for more information! |
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| | | | | | HTP’s 2nd Annual Fundraiser
Friday, June 11, 2027 Last year’s Dial-Up the 90s was so much fun — and such an incredible success — that we decided we had to do it again! We’re kicking off summer with another HTP fundraiser, but this time with a whole new theme...ADULT PROM! That’s right. We’re going back to prom — only this time, no chaperones, no curfew and much better drinks. So find a date (or a whole group of them), start thinking about what you’re wearing, and save Friday, June 11 for what promises to be another very fun night in support of Hold the Phone. → SAVE THE DATE. MORE DETAILS COMING SOON! |
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| | | Thanks for being part of Hold the Phone. Every conversation, every small change and every family choosing to be a little more intentional about technology helps build a community where kids have more space to play, connect, explore and just be kids. We’re not anti-tech. We’re pro-kid. Want to know more about what HTP is – and is not – check out our FAQs. |
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