Kingston Youth Services is excited to welcome Martine Oglethorpe to discuss digital safety and digital well being for young people.

About Martine

Martine is an accredited speaker with the Office of the eSafety Commission of Australia, has a background in secondary education, a Masters in Counselling and is a mother to 5 boys. Through her personal and professional work with families, she recognises the important role technology plays in the social and emotional well being of young people.

Martine is a keynote speaker for parenting and education conferences, presents to parent groups, works regularly with students and provides professional development to teachers. She has a passionate interest in helping families safely navigate the modern world of parenting in a way that offers understanding as well as practical and realistic strategies to empower parents to teach, guide and support their young people. She has recently released her book “The Modern Parent: Raising a Great Kid in the Digital World”.

Topics covered include;

• Social media and self esteem

• Our brains on devices

• Cyber bullying and online abuse

• Group chats gone wrong

• Dealing with distractions

• Mindful scrolling

• Managing time online

** Auslan interpreters available on request

** This event will be recorded

A Zoom link will be email the day before the event and the day of the event.

This event is for young people or parents who live, work or study in the City of Kingston.

Any questions please don't hesitate to contact Bec Jacgung on 1300 369 436 rebecca.jacgung@kingston.vic.gov.au

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Help us plan for the future.

Council is reaching out to young people, parents and carers and those that work with young people, to help us to shape our direction and priorities for youth service delivery. So we are updating our Youth Strategy for 2022-2026. We want to know your thoughts, experiences and ideas. We will use this feedback to input to ensure our strategy meets the priorities and needs of young people in the City of Kingston.

Direct link to Parent Survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/parentcarer2022

For more background information visit: https://www.yourkingstonyoursay.com.au/2022-2026-kingston-youth-strategy