Screenagers: Elementary School Age Edition

Documentary Screening and Q&A

Thursday, March 6th 6:30 pm, Ridge High School PAC (268 S Finley Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ)

Are you watching kids become too accustomed to using technology at too young an age? Physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston saw that with her kids and learned that the average kid spends many hours a day looking at screens. She wondered about the impact of all this screen time and the friction occurring in homes and schools around negotiating screen time.

In Screenagers: Elementary School Age Edition, Dr. Ruston takes a deeply personal approach as she explores the vulnerable corners of family life, including her own, to explore struggles over social media, video games, academics, and internet addiction.

Through insights from authors, psychologists, and brain scientists, Screenagers: Elementary School Age Edition reveals how tech time impacts kids’ development and offers solutions for empowering kids to navigate the digital world and find balance.

Doors open at 6pm, documentary screening starts at 6:30 pm. Panel discussion and Q&A from local partners to follow. Intended for parents and community members. Documentary run time is 54 minutes. Sponsored by the Bernards Township Municipal Alliance and Youth Services Commission, Bernards Township Health Department, Community in Crisis and the Governor’s Council on Substance Use Disorder. Part of the Bernards Township Mayor’s Wellness Campaign.

Watch the trailer here.

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