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Once kids have access to the internet, they have a variety of virtual neighborhoods at their fingertips. Social media, video games, and browsing websites are a fun way to meet new friends, socialize, be creative, and explore a variety of topics but it also opens kids up to risks their families have never thought of before. 

Our GKIS Screen Safety Certification Course will help you become their go-to internet safety expert. You will be able to teach the red flags of online risk and the wellness strategies to keep families safer online. Our goal is to help you build a closer community and empower your youth and their families. With these teachings, they’ll be primed to independently problem-solve and build healthy habits and resilience – all along the way building trust and attachment with each other and with you. Empowerment is key, and so is healthy attachment as a family and community.

Not only will your families be in the know regarding online risk, but they will also learn family-tested psychological wellness tools that I’ve been using in my psychology practice for over 25 years. These cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness wellness tools have been demonstrated to be effective for improving mood and empowering parents and kids to make their best choices when faced with challenges. Best of all, your youth will be more likely to share with their parents and your trusted community for coaching and support. Isn’t that what we want most of all? Having healthy, capable kids who feel safe in a trusted, loving, and secure environment? 

Not only will your GKIS Screen Safety Certification Course give you our 26 Screen Safety Essentials Course lessons and four direct training sessions with Dr. Bennett, but we also offer tons of free content to feed your teachings for years to come. Here are some of the bonuses you get with your course purchase:

https://youtu.be/QPxLrHWvQS0

Your Free Weekly GKIS Blog Articles​

We all know that family life has its magic and its challenges. GetKidsInternetSafe blog articles offer inspirational parenting techniques, discuss current events, and feature interesting and relevant topics related to today’s tech-influenced family life. My CSUCI interns help me identify and research important topics so we stay on top of the ever-changing virtual landscapes our kids spend time in.

Use our free GKIS weekly blog articles to equip you for ongoing, clever tech-topic conversations with your youth and families or refer them to the GKIS Blog directly so they can cover critical topics with their kids over a weekly screen-free dinner. You can sign up for free weekly quick-read articles (and our Connected Family Agreement) by providing your name and email address in the orange opt-in box on the top of the GetKidsInternetSafe welcome page. 

*SPECIAL BONUS*
Your Private GKIS Screenage Connected Family Facebook Page

Now that you are an official GKIS Connected Family partner, you are prepped to not only benefit from weekly articles but also get free lifetime access to our private FB page! Connected Family members can

• GET DIRECT ACCESS to me for support and extra tips and tricks as you go.
• BRAINSTORM novel solutions with other parents and share useful resources.
• FEEL INSPIRED by the progress of others, even when your brilliant little manipulators push back.
• GET ENERGIZED with the reassurance of other parents just like you. You may even spark some great friendships!
• GET A CHOICE. Whether you need to be connected to a few friends for individual support or prefer to share openly on the forum, you’ll always have other VIP GKIS parents and me to rely on!

To join, search “Screenage Connected Families” on Facebook and ask to join. Like our GetKidsInternetSafe Facebook page while you’re at it. 🙂

The GKIS Mission​

GetKidsInternetSafe helps families achieve screen sanity, prevent digital injury, and form deeper, more meaningful relationships. We don’t have to give up screens to be safe. GKIS offers tools and strategies that keep the joys of childhood discovery alive for all of us in today’s overtasked world.

About Dr. B​ennett

Dr. Bennett is the screen safety expert who teaches families how to strengthen relationships AND achieve screen sanity. She is CEO and Founder of GetKidsInternetSafe and author of Screen Time in the Mean Time: A Parenting Guide to Get Kids and Teens Internet Safe. She is a licensed clinical psychologist who has treated thousands of families with digital injuries in over almost thirty years of clinical practice. Her clinical and personal background is uniquely complimented by teaching as adjunct faculty at California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI). She teaches addiction studies, parenting, clinical psychology, and directed studies with an emphasis on screen issues. Dr. Bennett served on Facebook’s Youth Advisory Committee and was the honored recipient of Global Ambassador for Teensafe, the first and biggest text-monitoring service. 

Dr. B In the News!​

Watch my news interviews for a quick view of HOT TOPICS. You can also browse my YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/DRTRACYBENNETT for more!

Playlist

14 Videos

Online chat websites pose dangers to youth and parents may not know the risk

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Families Face COVID19 Omicron Surge

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Is Pandemic Isolation Destroying Our Social Skills?

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Virtual Learning Raises Concerns About Screen Time Dangers

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Online Gaming Dangers

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Back to School: Monitoring Screen Time for Children

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President Trump calls out video games and mental health as causes for mass shootings

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Do Video Games Cause Violence?

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Social Media and Depression

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Kidnapped by Online Predator

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Cyber Sextortion

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Deputies Arrest Man for Luring Girl

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Sheriff Warning About Nude Selfies

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Momo Challenge Scare

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Click the links below for my answers to real parent questions:​

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  Worried your kids are getting isolated because of screen time?
  
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  My son and his girlfriend have been sexting, how should I handle it?
  
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  My middle-schooler wants a social media app not rated for kids, what do you think?
  
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  How to handle teen pushback when you enforce smart study strategies
  
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  Our family is out of control with screen use. We need help!
  
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  My teen appears to be desperate for online attention from peers and even strangers
  

Another free thank-you gift for you, my
MAKE YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT WORK FOR YOU Webinar!​

Many of my clients are high school students prepping apps for college, internships, and career opportunities as well as younger kids who showcase their talents using social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram. 

If your youth would benefit from personal branding on social media, consider watching this one-hour webinar together. Schools, churches, family organizations, and private organizations hire me to speak on this topic. But for you, it’s a bonus for becoming a GKIS Connected Family. 

Enjoy! Here’s your LINK TO THE WEBINAR.

Also Free, Access to Our Social Media Readiness Course for Tweens & Teens

To access the Social Media Readiness Course, click the yellow go button below or –

• Click on “Log in” in the right-hand corner of the GKIS Home Page.
• Enter your Username/Email Address and Password we emailed you and click on “Login”
• Go back to the right-hand corner of GKIS Home Page to the arrow next to “My Account”
• Select “Courses”
• Go to middle of page and select “Social Media Readiness Course”
• Viola! You should be on your Welcome Page for the Social media Readiness Coruse for tweens and teens.

Go to SOCIAL MEDIA READINESS COURSE

How to Log In to Your GKIS Screen Safety Certification Training​

Click “Log in” in the right-hand corner of the GKIS Home Page

Enter your Username/Email Address and Password and click “Log In”

Go back to right-hand corner of GKIS Home Page to the arrow next to “My Account.” Select “Courses.”

Go to middle of the page and select “Screen Safety Certification Training.” Voila! You should be on your Welcome Page. 

Click here for your Screen Safety Certification Training & Curriculum Outline

Let’s Get Started!

Below is your course menu. The lessons are designed to take in the order presented because each module covers an individual GKIS course. After you complete each module, please email DrTracy@DrTracyBennett.com to schedule your group supervision sessions.

Commonsense Disclaimer

My goals for GetKidsInternetSafe courses are to teach skills to parents, paraprofessionals, and professionals to inspire cooperative family dialogue and sound strategies for screen management and psychological wellness. General practical tips are offered for informational guidelines rather than clinical service. As a mother and licensed psychologist, I am profoundly aware that each child, parent, family, and community is different. Good teaching, mentorship, and parenting comes in many forms. Not all course tips work with all kids and families. Please use your best judgment when applying them. For specific questions pertaining to your child’s or customer’s physical or mental health, please consult your local pediatrician or licensed clinical psychologist. If you or a customer are in crisis, please contact emergency services immediately. GetKidsInternetSafe Privacy Policy and Terms of Use apply. Thanks for reading through the legal and ethical stuff. Welcome to our GetKidsInternetSafe community, and please enjoy all that your GKIS course has to offer!