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Emily Cherkin, MEd., aka The Screentime Consultant, combines the unparalleled expertise of a well-known screentime expert with the compassionate and accessible voice of someone who understands the struggles of becoming more tech-intentional — both as a teacher and parent.

Emily will lead a presentation on how to support children in developing balanced screen habits. Parents will gain research-based, actionable tips and have the opportunity to ask questions during a Q&A session.

Emily is the author of Amazon best-seller “The Screentime Solution” and has contributed her expertise to Today, Good Morning America, The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, and BBC.

This event is presented with Well Wired and takes place at
Cascades Academy, 19860 Tumalo Reservoir Road.

Well Wired is a healthy tech advocacy group and family community in Central Oregon. Find resources and learn more about Well Wired’s mission to empower families to choose healthy and intentional tech for their kids at wellwired.org.

This story is based on submitted information and has not been verified by our news team.

This article appears in Source Weekly October 31, 2024.

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Proactive Parenting Around Addictive Technology: An Evening with Emily Cherkin

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
November 1, 2024

<h1>Proactive Parenting Around Addictive Technology: An Evening with Emily Cherkin</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />November 1, 2024</p> <p><span class="fdnDropCap">E</span>mily Cherkin, MEd., aka The Screentime Consultant, combines the unparalleled expertise of a well-known screentime expert with the compassionate and accessible voice of someone who understands the struggles of becoming more tech-intentional — both as a teacher and parent.</p> <p>Emily will lead a presentation on how to support children in developing balanced screen habits. Parents will gain research-based, actionable tips and have the opportunity to ask questions during a Q&amp;A session.</p> <p>Emily is the author of Amazon best-seller "The Screentime Solution" and has contributed her expertise to Today, Good Morning America, The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, and BBC.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/screentimeconsultant.png.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/screentimeconsultant.png.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-2045" /></a></figure> <p> This event is presented with Well Wired and takes place at<br /> Cascades Academy, 19860 Tumalo Reservoir Road.</p> <p> Well Wired is a healthy tech advocacy group and family community in Central Oregon. Find resources and learn more about Well Wired's mission to empower families to choose healthy and intentional tech for their kids at wellwired.org. </p> <p> This story is based on submitted information and has not been verified by our news team.</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/business/proactive-parenting-around-addictive-technology-an-evening-with-emily-cherkin-22117811/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=2044&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/business/proactive-parenting-around-addictive-technology-an-evening-with-emily-cherkin-22117811/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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