Digital Boundaries for Youth with Malindi MacLean

Description

Malindi Maclean is the CEO of Outward Bound and one of the founding members of advocacy group B416. She has a true passion and commitment for supporting young people to grow up resilient, confident and present in the real world.

We discuss:

What is the definition of social media?
Age-appropriate risks and the importance of letting children develop problem-solving and decision-making skills
The damning correlative evidence of social media harm
How to support parents in technology overwhelm
What solutions could be implemented by tech companies to protect children?
The undeniable benefits of screen-free time

B416 website: https://b416.co.nz/

B416 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/b416.nz/

Sign the Petition: https://petitions.parliament.nz/605f6b8f-65f6-4afa-1c46-08dd8b53ae4b

Makes Sense Aotearoa: https://www.makessense.org.nz/

Outward Bound: https://www.outwardbound.co.nz/

Resources, sources and corrections:

Definition of social media

Dunbar’s Number: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191001-dunbars-number-why-we-can-only-maintain-150-relationships

Find us on LinkedIn:

Alaina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaina-luxmoore/

Hamish: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hafriedlander/

Danu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danuabey/