Parenting Pointers: iQ SmartParent

From WQED’s iQ: smartmedia initiative comes an original series for parents called iQ: smartparent.
On Thursday, February 7 at 8 p.m. tune to WQED-TV for the premiere episode called “Learning With Games.” Expert panelists include: Jesse Schell, CEO of Schell Games and CMU professor; Nikki Navta, CEO of Zulama; Dr. Brian Primack, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Associate Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Clinical & Translational Science. This episode also features the innovative SMALLab, a curriculum innovation at Elizabeth Forward School District. Hosted by board certified family physician Dr. Deborah Gilboa known as “Doctor G”, iQ: smartparent will offer parents new knowledge, tools, and abilities to successfully guide their children in the use of 21st century digital media and technology.

Through the series of six broadcasts and a robust online community iQ: smartparent will equip parents and caregivers with tools and resources to aid their understanding and use of digital media and technologies for learning. To sign up for more information go to http://www.wqed.org/smartparent. This is a really useful tool even if you don't live in the WQED area.

Future episodes with airdates to be announced include:
• Episode #2 Girls Growing Up With Media
• Episode #3 Health, Wellness, and Technology
• Episode #4 How TV and Movies Affect Our Kids
• Episode #5 Early Childhood, Screens, and the Developing Brain
• Episode #6 Online Identities and Social Media

Parents can join the conversation on Twitter with hashtag #smartparent. iQ: smartparent is brought to you by WQED Multimedia with generous support from an anonymous donor. The “Learning With Games” episode is made possible in part by Chevron Corporation.