Are you watching kids scroll through life, with their rapid-fire thumbs and a six-second attention span? Physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston saw that with her own kids and learned that the average kid spends 6.5 hours a day looking at screens. She wondered about the impact of all this time and about the friction occurring in homes and schools around negotiating screen time—friction she knew all too well.

In SCREENAGERS, as with her award-winning documentaries on mental health, Delaney takes a deeply personal approach as she probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including her own, to explore struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Through poignant, and unexpectedly funny stories, along with surprising insights from authors, psychologists, and brain scientists, SCREENAGERS reveals how tech time impacts kids’ development and offers solutions on how adults can

empower kids to best navigate the digital world and find balance.

We hope that screening and subsequent discussion will provide a platform for constructive community and family discussion about teens (and adults) and their use of screens and social media.

The event is free and open to the public as well as our church families.

Anyone who is interested in the topic is invited to attend, but parents, caregivers, and teens are the target audience. The website says that the film is suitable for ages 10 and up.

For more information on the film: www.screenagersmovie.com.

When: February 11, 2018 4:00PM
Where: 2880 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
To RSVP: tinyurl.com/fpcy-screenagers