There will be some viewings of the documentary “SCREENAGERS” “Growing Up in the Digital Age.” This documentary has been selling out audiences discussing the negative impacts of screen technology upon children and parents. This film also addresses solutions for parents to more productively approach the issue.
Physician and filmmaker, Delaney Ruston felt guilty and confused about the appropriate solutions to limit her children’s time with mobile phones and the social media, gaming, and screen time impact it was having on her children’s daily lives, as well as ways to monitor online homework. Hearing repeatedly from other parents about this issue she realized this is one of the biggest, unexplored parenting issues of our time that needs to be addressed.
The following agencies have partnered to provide these screenings to the community:
Links are provided
- The Marquette-Alger RESA (MARESA)
- Marquette County Cares Coalition (MC2) *Facebook Link
- Alger County Community Coalition (AC3) *Facebook Link
- Marquette County Health Dept.
- Michigan State Police
- MAPS (Marquette Area Public Schools)
- Ishpeming and Munising Public Schools
*Any questions, comments or interest to interview can be addressed with all agencies and/or myself
Each event will consist of a community viewing of the film followed by a discussion and Q&A facilitated by members of the Michigan State Police. These are free and open to all members of our community, both kids and adults.
Dates, Times and Locations:
- Monday, October 2nd at 6:30 p.m. at Kaufman Auditorium in Marquette
- Tuesday, October 10th at 6:30 p.m. at Mather Elementary in Munising
- Wednesday, November 1st at 6:30 p.m. at Peterson Auditorium at Ishpeming High School.
*The media release from the producer is included below with a link to view the trailer.
SCREENAGERS: Growing Up in The Digital Age
SCREENAGERS is the first feature documentary to explore the impact of screen technology on kids and to offer parents proven solutions that work.
Physician and filmmaker, Delaney Ruston decided to make SCREENAGERS when she found herself constantly struggling with her two kids about screen time.
Director Ruston turned the camera on her own family and others—revealing stories that depict messy struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Examples of stories, include Hannah’s, a 14-year old victim of social media bullying that stemmed from her trying to hide her use of social media from her mom. Issues are different for boys and girls, and the film also follows Andrew’s story, a straight-A student whose love of video games spins out of control when he goes off to college and lands in an internet rehab center.
Interwoven into these stories, are cutting edge science and insights from thought leaders such as Peggy Orenstein, Sherry Turkle, Simon Sinek, as well as leading brain scientists who present evidence on real changes happening in the brain. SCREENAGERS goes far beyond exposing the risks of screen time, but reveals multiple approaches on how parents and educators can work with kids to help them achieve a healthy amount of screen time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQx2X0BXgZg
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