Youth Wellness Symposium Offers Parents Tools to Support Children’s Mental Health This Summer

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“Summer can be a challenging time for families as routines change and screen time often increases,” said Allison Kranich, LCPC, behavioral health clinician at Northwestern Medicine and symposium speaker. “This symposium gives parents evidence-based strategies they can realistically apply at home, while reassuring them that they’re not alone in navigating today’s complex parenting landscape.”

The symposium will feature sessions focused on parenting in a digital world, including how to recognize health misinformation online, understand and calm anxious minds, and promote healthy sleep. Attendees will hear two featured presentations and have the opportunity to select two breakout sessions tailored to their interests and family needs.Presentations planned this year include:

Don’t Get Played: How to Recognize Vaccine Misinformation – Lisa Messinger, MD, pediatricsLog Off, Live More: Simple Strategies for Less Screen and More Life – Allison Kranich, LCPC, psychology

Breakout sessions:

For more information and to register, visit the Healthy Minds, Bright Futures: Integrated Youth Wellness Symposium registration page.

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