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Cover Image for Kids & Smartphones: A Parent Workshop & Alternative Phone Fair
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Kids & Smartphones: A Parent Workshop & Alternative Phone Fair

Hosted by Berkeley Unplugged
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About Event

Is your child asking for a smartphone — or already using one?

Get practical guidance for every stage: deciding when a child is ready, exploring lower-tech options, and making the devices your family already uses safer.

5:30–6:00 PM

Alternative Phone Fair

Explore real options whether you're waiting, comparing alternatives, or already managing a smartphone.

  • ● Family plans and non-device strategies

  • ● Basic phones and other devices

  • ● Safer settings, filters, and controls

6:00–7:00 PM

Workshop + Q&A

Leave with a clearer decision and practical next steps for your family.

  • ● Smartphone timing and readiness

  • ● How to say "not yet"

  • ● Healthy boundaries and digital habits

Meet the Presenters — Trusted guidance from digital wellness and child-health experts

Reichi Lee

Digital wellness educator

Certified health coach and digital wellness educator with 25 years of experience as a children's attorney, law professor, and media literacy expert.

Dr. Devika Bhushan

Pediatrician + public health leader

Pediatrician, public health leader, and author with expertise in health innovation, stress and resilience, trauma-informed systems, and gender and health equity.

Location
2020 Bonar St
Berkeley, CA 94702, USA
Find your way to the Oxford Elementary Auditorium
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