When:
Jun 5, 2019 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
2019-06-05T11:00:00-06:00
2019-06-05T12:30:00-06:00
Where:
Alberta Children's Hospital - Kinsmen Learning Centre
2888 Shaganappi Trail NW
Cost:
Free
The New Guidelines on Screen Time for Preschool-Aged Children: The Importance of Interaction in Early Language Acquisition @ Alberta Children's Hospital - Kinsmen Learning Centre

Presenter: Jacqueline Roy, M.Sc., R.SLP, S-LP©., Registered Speech-Language Pathologist., Preschool Speech and Language Services

June 5, 2019
Session: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Sign in: 10:45 am

Alberta Children’s Hospital
Kinsmen Learning Centre (4th floor)
2888 Shaganappi Trail NW

Session is FREE of charge/Parking fees may apply/Limited child care available, call (403) 955-2500

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In a world where “screen time” is rapidly increasing, how we interact with our children is changing. We will present the revised guidelines on digital media use from the American Academy of Pediatrics (released in October 2016) with a focus on the impacts of screen time on the development of language in the preschool years.

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Level I: This session presents an overview screen time and speech development, and would best meet the needs of families and/or professionals with little to no knowledge of, or experience, with this topic.

This session is presented by the Community Education Service of the
Child and Adolescent Addiction, Mental Health and Psychiatry Program
(CAAMHPP) of Alberta Health Services in partnership with Preschool Speech and Language Services, AHS.