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Screens, Pandemic & Children | The Sikh Cast

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Thursday
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23
September
2021

A conversation with Dr. Shimi Kaur Kang to learn how to treat screens like food: consume healthy tech, limit junk tech, and eliminate toxins. Between video games, scrolling on phones, socializing on Zoom, and online learning, children spend far more time on screens than before the pandemic. It has been an unprecedented moment in history where children have spent more time indoors than outdoors. Psychologists are alerting parents and educators that there will be periods of epic withdrawal once schools, activities, and social life return to normal.

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Shimi Kaur Kang

Psychiatrist, UBC Clinical Associate Professor & Author of The Tech Solution: Creating Health Habits for Kids Growing Up In a Digital World
Psychiatrist, UBC Clinical Associate Professor & Author of The Tech Solution: Creating Health Habits for Kids Growing Up In a Digital World

Dr. Shimi Kang is an award-winning, Harvard-trained psychiatrist, researcher, media expert, and international keynote speaker.

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Jasjeet Kaur

Adult, Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Adult, Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

Jasjeet Kaur is an Adult, Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist. 

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Inni Kaur

Creative Director
Creative Director

Inni Kaur is Creative Director at the Sikh Research Institute (SikhRI), where she leads content creation, branding, and external communications.

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