Meetings and Events
For Physicians & Licensed Clinicians: Clinicians for A Healthy Childhood Screen Time Guidelines presentation and Q&A
For Physicians and Licensed Clinicians: Clinicians for a Healthy Childhood Screen Time Guidelines presentation and Q&A
Description:
Building on what medical doctors and other clinicians in Spain and France already published, we'll present the independent research informed screen time guidelines for children ages 0-18 and share information about how to access and add your name in support. The original physician authors and some early signers supporting these screen time guidelines will be on the call to answer your questions. This event is intended for physicians and other licensed clinicians.
Please Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/B03MhL5RQ0G64d82BcLRXQ
Those who join will also receive access to the Clinicians for a Healthy Childhood Screentime Guidelines infographic and posters that can be used in offices to support conversations with families.
Windham County VT-IRL IN PERSON gathering
Join the VT-IRL Windham team in person Monday November 16, Brooks Memorial Library 224 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301.
For Physicians & Licensed Clinicians: Clinicians for A Healthy Childhood Screen Time Guidelines presentation and Q&A
For Physicians and Licensed Clinicians: Clinicians for a Healthy Childhood Screen Time Guidelines presentation and Q&A
Description:
Building on what medical doctors and other clinicians in Spain and France already published, we'll present the independent research informed screen time guidelines for children ages 0-18 and share information about how to access and add your name in support. The original physician authors and some early signers supporting these screen time guidelines will be on the call to answer your questions. This event is intended for physicians and other licensed clinicians.
Please Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/skaPr_g0Rf6WnU8iANed-g
Those who join will also receive access to the Clinicians for a Healthy Childhood Screentime Guidelines infographic and posters that can be used in offices to support conversations with families.
For Physicians & Licensed Clinicians: Clinicians for A Healthy Childhood Screen Time Guidelines presentation and Q&A
For Physicians and Licensed Clinicians: Clinicians for a Healthy Childhood Screen Time Guidelines presentation and Q&A
Description:
Building on what medical doctors and other clinicians in Spain and France already published, we'll present the independent research informed screen time guidelines for children ages 0-18 and share information about how to access and add your name in support. The original physician authors and some early signers supporting these screen time guidelines will be on the call to answer your questions. This event is intended for physicians and other licensed clinicians.
Please Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/LRkoUntSTPmJ7PPVpeBA0w
Those who join will also receive access to the Clinicians for a Healthy Childhood Screentime Guidelines infographic and posters that can be used in offices to support conversations with families.
Windham County VT-IRL IN PERSON gathering
Join the VT-IRL Windham team in person Monday December 14, Brooks Memorial Library 224 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301.
Charlotte/Hinesburg Thoughtful Tech Huddle at the Charlotte Library and on zoom
Charlotte/Hinesburg Thoughtful Tech Huddle! Meet your local VT-IRL coalition neighbors who are concerned about screens in school!
Date: Tuesday Nov 10th, 6:30pm
Location: Both in person at Charlotte Library and on zoom. meeting link here https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/KID9nbUPQ-eIWfvR3IvJ-Q
Questions or to connect with your local Charlotte/Hinesburg parent organizer email vt@vt-irl.org
Monday Noon VT-IRL weekly statewide huddle
Weekly Monday noon Vermont wide huddle focused on facilitating health promoting environments for children and teens - protecting children from online harms. Meet other Vermonters who share these concerns about the misuse and overuse of screens in school.
Legislators and other decision makers welcome to join these efforts for independent (not commercial industry funded) research informed policy and practice. REGISTER
Documentary - Can't Look Away: The Case Against Social Media
Can't Look Away: the Case Against Social Media film screening and panel discussion | Events
Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)
356 College Street
Middlebury, VT 05753
Open to the Public
Based on investigative reporting by Bloomberg News, Can’t Look Away: the Case Against Social Media exposes the real-world consequences of tech companies’ digital practices and widespread concerns over harmful algorithms. Through emotional testimonies and high-stakes legal battles, the film explores the tension between corporate profit and child safety, highlighting systemic failures that leave young users vulnerable. Can’t Look Away underscores the urgent need for industry reform and serves as both a wake-up call about the dangers of social media and a call to action to protect future generations.
Screening will be followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A.
Sponsored by:
Global Health Minor Program at Middlebury College
Contact organizer with questions: Berenbaum, Pam
pberenbaum@middlebury.edu
802.443.5096
Monday Noon VT-IRL weekly huddle
Weekly Monday noon Vermont wide huddle focused on facilitating health promoting environments for children and teens - protecting children from online harms. Meet other Vermonters who share these concerns about the misuse and overuse of screens in school.
Legislators and other decision makers welcome to join these efforts for independent (not commercial industry funded) research informed policy and practice. REGISTER
Monday 11am VT-IRL weekly State wide huddle
Weekly Monday 11am-noon Vermont wide huddle focused on facilitating health promoting environments for children and teens - protecting children from online harms. Meet other Vermonters who share these concerns about the misuse and overuse of screens in school.
Legislators and other decision makers welcome to join these efforts for independent (not commercial industry funded) research informed policy and practice. REGISTER
Windham County VT-IRL IN PERSON gathering
Join the VT-IRL Windham team in person Monday Oct 19, Brooks Memorial Library 224 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301.
Monday 11am VT-IRL weekly huddle
Weekly Monday 11am-noon Vermont wide huddle focused on facilitating health promoting environments for children and teens - protecting children from online harms. Meet other Vermonters who share these concerns about the misuse and overuse of screens in school.
Legislators and other decision makers welcome to join these efforts for independent (not commercial industry funded) research informed policy and practice. REGISTER
Live in person book reading: YOU DON’T NEED A SMARTPHONE by August Lamm
AUTHOR AUGUST LAMM TO READ “ You Don’t Need a Smartphone”
5:30 PM on October 15th, 2026
Place: The Toadstool Bookshop Peterborough
12 Depot Square
Peterborough, NH 03458-1421
YOU DON'T NEED A SMARTPHONE
August Lamm wasted her youth on the internet. In her late twenties, burnt out as a social media influencer, she sold her smartphone and switched to a dumb phone. Immediately, her mental health improved, her attention span increased, and her curiosity returned. Since then, she has made it her mission to help others do the same. AUTHOR AUGUST LAMM TO READ | The Toadstool Bookshops
Monday 11am VT-IRL weekly huddle
Weekly Monday 11am-noon Vermont wide huddle focused on facilitating health promoting environments for children and teens - protecting children from online harms. Meet other Vermonters who share these concerns about the misuse and overuse of screens in school.
Legislators and other decision makers welcome to join these efforts for independent (not commercial industry funded) research informed policy and practice. REGISTER
Monday 11am VT-IRL weekly huddle
Weekly Monday 11am-noon Vermont wide huddle focused on facilitating health promoting environments for children and teens - protecting children from online harms. Meet other Vermonters who share these concerns about the misuse and overuse of screens in school.
Legislators and other decision makers welcome to join these efforts for independent (not commercial industry funded) research informed policy and practice. REGISTER
Coding Kids: Big Tech’s Battle To Remake Public Schools Zoom Presentation with NY Times journalist & author Natasha Singer
Coding Kids | Natasha Singer | W. W. Norton & Company
Journalist Natasha Singer, author of Coding Kids: How Tech Companies Infiltrated K-12 Schools
Monday 11am VT-IRL weekly huddle
Weekly Monday 11am-noon Vermont wide huddle focused on facilitating health promoting environments for children and teens - protecting children from online harms. Meet other Vermonters who share these concerns about the misuse and overuse of screens in school.
Legislators and other decision makers welcome to join these efforts for independent (not commercial industry funded) research informed policy and practice. REGISTER
Smartphone Free Childhoood US conversation with NY Times journalist & author Natasha Singer: Coding Kids: Big Tech's Battle to Remake Public Schools
Coding Kids | Natasha Singer | W. W. Norton & Company
Journalist Natasha Singer, author of Coding Kids: How Tech Companies Infiltrated K-12 Schools
Register here: Smartphone Free Childhood US: Coding Kids: Big Tech's Battle to Remake Public Schools
Monday 11am VT-IRL weekly huddle
Weekly Monday 11am-noon Vermont wide huddle focused on facilitating health promoting environments for children and teens - protecting children from online harms. Meet other Vermonters who share these concerns about the misuse and overuse of screens in school.
Legislators and other decision makers welcome to join these efforts for independent (not commercial industry funded) research informed policy and practice. REGISTER
Kids, Schools, Screens: Panel with the Experts
RSVP here!
Kids Brains Screens. Panel with Experts
SAVE YOU SPOT - RSVP here! Kids Brains Screens. Panel with Experts
Where: Norman Williams Library, 10 The Grn, Woodstock, VT 05091
Date: Wed Sept 16, 6-8pm
Kids, Schools, Screens Panel with Experts
children, teens, screens, school and digital addiction.
Featuring
Attorney Laura Marquez-Garret, Social Media Victims Law Center
Bud Vana, MD (general pediatrician, adult psychiatrist, child psychiatrist)
Moderated by Representative Angela Arsenault
Medical, legal and policy experts will share the scope of the problem and solutions for changes we can enact today!
Helpful reading to prepare for the conversation includes:
School Devices - EdTech Law Center
Digital Addiction Is A Public Health Problem. Is Public Health Law The Solution? | Health Affairs
RSVP link Kids Brains Screens. Panel with Experts
SKILLS BEFORE SCREENS
Join Distraction-Free Schools Policy Project as we hear from two school leaders who pivoted away from reliance on devices toward intentional technology use. One year later, they'll share data, lessons learned, successes and challenges as well as their plans for next year. Presenters: Tiana Beachler, Chair of the Burke County Board of Education Stan Winborne, Superintendent of the Granville County Public Schools
Meeting Registration
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/g-EaJV_-TeOoPW0CV52dEw#/registration
Suggested pre-reading Balanced Instruction Through Reduced Screen Use - Burke County Public Schools - NC www.burke.k12.nc.us/board-of-education/balanced-instruction-through-reduced-screen-use
Monday 1pm Policy Strategy Meeting
Weekly Monday 1pm-2pm Vermont wide huddle focused on facilitating health promoting environments for children and teens - protecting children from online harms. Meet other Vermonters who share these concerns about the misuse and overuse of screens in school.
Legislators and other decision makers welcome to join these efforts for independent (not commercial industry funded) research informed policy and practice. REGISTER
Chittenden-Southeast Senate Candidate Forum
Meet at the South Burlington Library auditorium to engage with Chittenden-Southeast Senate Candidates to discuss digital product exposure and digital addiction as a Public Health Problem.
What public health solutions do we need to address it?
All are welcome to join this community conversations with Senate Candidates Running for Chittenden-Southeast RSVP here
You do not need to be Chittenden-Southeast resident to join! All welcome!
Remote? Watch live http://cctv.org/live-event-coverage
Monday 1pm Policy Strategy Meeting
Weekly Monday 1pm-2pm Vermont wide huddle focused on facilitating health promoting environments for children and teens - protecting children from online harms. Meet other Vermonters who share these concerns about the misuse and overuse of screens in school.
Legislators and other decision makers welcome to join these efforts for independent (not commercial industry funded) research informed policy and practice. REGISTER
Monday Policy Strategy Meeting
Weekly Monday 1pm-2pm Vermont wide huddle focused on facilitating health promoting environments for children and teens - protecting children from online harms. Meet other Vermonters who share these concerns about the misuse and overuse of screens in school.
Legislators and other decision makers welcome to join these efforts for independent (not commercial industry funded) research informed policy and practice. REGISTER
Monday Policy/Legislation Strategy Meeting
Weekly Monday 1pm-2pm Vermont wide huddle focused on facilitating health promoting environments for children and teens - protecting children from online harms. Meet other Vermonters who share these concerns about the misuse and overuse of screens in school.
Legislators and other decision makers welcome to join these efforts for independent (not commercial industry funded) research informed policy and practice. REGISTER
Bring Back Friction FLIP PHONE MONTH CHALLENGE (BOREDOM WEEK!)
YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM DIDN’T EVOLVE TO PLUG DIRECTLY INTO THE INTERNET. We r meeting in person in Middlebury on Sunday afternoons (through May 17) 2 FLIP 2 a FLIP phone together.
Join us! It’s FUN!
Bring Back Friction FLIP PHONE MONTH CHALLENGE (Navigation Week)
YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM DIDN’T EVOLVE TO PLUG DIRECTLY INTO THE INTERNET. We r meeting in person in Middlebury on Sunday afternoons (through May 17) 2 FLIP 2 a FLIP phone together.
Join us! It’s FUN!
Bring Back Friction FLIP PHONE MONTH CHALLENGE (Memory Week)
YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM DIDN’T EVOLVE TO PLUG DIRECTLY INTO THE INTERNET. We r meeting in person in Middlebury on Sunday afternoons (through May 17) 2 FLIP 2 a FLIP phone together.
Join us! It’s FUN!