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Parent Empowerment: Your Kids & Safe Social Networking

Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
  • Library Hall

Along with the library, Grand Futures Prevention CoalitionPartners in Routt County and Boys & Girls Club of Northwest Colorado present an interactive evening for parents of middle and high school students with librarian and social media expert Bridget Kiely, talking about your kids and safe social networking.Take away tools to help guide your conversations with your kids about making responsible decisions regarding their public persona and being smart about social engagement on the web.

  • Why internet safety matters
  • Tips and tools to keep your kids safe online and on social media sites

About the speaker
Librarian Bridget Kiely has been working with teens and young adults for the past seven years, first at the Queens College Rosenthal Library in Queens, NY, and currently at the Arapahoe Public Library District in Centennial, CO. She has collaborated with middle and high schools to bring library resources out into the community, taught courses on internet research to high school seniors and college freshman, and is in charge of training staff at her district about how to best serve teenagers. She advocates every day for  teens, and loves getting to spend her time with such an enthusiastic and creative age group.

About the Series: Parent Empowerment Routt County
Presented by Grand Futures Prevention CoalitionPartners in Routt County and Boys & Girls Club of Northwest Colorado, this series is is focused around getting parents of tweens and teens the information and support they need in their everyday lives to help raise children that are healthy, caring, and responsible. We bring in speakers from OUR community to better relate to our parents and what they deal with daily. The goal is to give parents confidence and make them more aware of how they can be the best parent for their children. Topics include: social networking safety; setting rules and consequences; teen sexual health; alcohol, tobacco and drug prevention; parental monitoring; and healthy teen development.