Smartphone Free Childhood Speaker Event: Let's Talk About Kids and Smartphones

Nearly 200,000 children are now part of the Smartphone Free Childhood Parent Pact - with families across the U.K. choosing to delay smartphone use together.And now, a completely independent study of the Pact, published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, has produced the first causal evidence anywhere in the world that delaying smartphones improves children's mental health.Join us for an open, non-judgemental conversation about the impacts of smartphones on childhood and hear from:Dr Laura Spells (Speciality Doctor, CAMHS) on smartphones and children's mental healthDr Sanjiv Nichani, OBE (Consultant Paediatrician) on screens and neurodivergence; andAndrew Wilmot (Software Engineer and gamer) on addictive algorithms, gaming and children's online privacy and security.Talks will be followed by a Q&A session.Please note that this is an adult (over 18 years) only event.This event is funded by Curbar, Baslow, Great Longstone and Eyam PTFAs.