Real World Kids

Why do video games, phones, and persuasive design pull children away from real life, and what can parents do?

We are honored to welcome Richard Freed, PhD, child and adolescent psychologist, author, father, and one of the leading national voices on children, screens, persuasive design, and mental health.

Dr. Freed is the author of Better Than Real Life: The Secret Science Addicting Kids to Screens, and How to Save Childhood and Wired Child: Reclaiming Childhood in a Digital Age. His work has helped parents understand how Big Tech uses powerful psychological tools to capture children’s attention, reshape behavior, and pull kids away from real life.

In this special webinar, we will focus on a critical and often underdiscussed angle: boys, video games, phones, and the urgent need for more fathers to step into this movement.

This session turns to another urgent part of the story: how addictive technology, especially video games and phone based entertainment, is affecting family life, motivation, school, and childhood itself.

Join Jill Anderson, M.A. in Educational Psychology, educator and founder of ⁠Mindful Tech Lessons⁠, and Dr. Yair Lev, cardiologist and co-founder of ⁠Pencils Over Pixels⁠, as they talk with experts about raising healthy, connected kids in the real world.