Girton Student Wellbeing

Happy Families: The Screen Smart Series 

Online Event | Live on 29 October, 7pm

Unplug Childhood: A presentation for parents of primary school–aged children

In today's digital age, our children face unprecedented challenges from social media and digital devices. Social media companies have come under scrutiny for their failure to protect children, despite knowing the harm their platforms can cause. Join us as we explore the urgent need to address these issues head-on.

Tweens, Teens & Screens: Balancing protection and progress

No conversation about "kids these days" has created more confusion and contention than the screen time discussion. How much is okay? How old should they be before they have a phone? Are games making our kids violent? Join Dr Justin Coulson, one of the nation's leading parenting experts, as he unpacks, step by step, the specific conclusions we can draw about our digital kids.  

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The Parents Website

From 2025, all Victorian government schools will be required to teach reading using a phonics-based approach known as SSP. But what is it? And how can parents help their child learn to read in a way that aligns with what they are learning at school?

Let’s talk about consent.

In September, The Man Cave is excited to present Season 2 of 'Is This OK??' – a four-week affirmative consent program delivered through The Man Cave on Twitch. The program is designed to educate teenage boys on respect, healthy relationships, consent and the new affirmative consent model that is now law in Victoria. This program aims to help young people develop an early understanding of affirmative consent and how everyone can and must seek it as they become sexually active, and is supported by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing.