Screen Time & Growing Minds: What the Science Tells Us
Series Kickoff Event with Dr. Bill Hudenko
Sunday, October 19 | 4 PM – 5 PM
Free | Registration Required

Join us at VINS Nature Center for an essential conversation about one of today’s most challenging parenting topics: social media, phone use, and creating healthy digital boundaries for our children.

Dr. Bill Hudenko, a professor at Dartmouth College, Geisel School of Medicine and Chief Clinical Officer of Jimini Health, will kick off a series of events designed for all parents—whether your children haven’t yet entered the digital world or are already navigating smartphones and social media. Dr. Hudenko will ground us in the science: what we know about how young brains respond to phone use and evidence-based insights on healthy technology boundaries for families.

This event launches a new series of ongoing discussions hosted at VINS*, providing a judgment-free environment where we can connect and learn together. Whether you’re dreading the phone conversation or already managing devices daily in your house, this is an invitation to join other Upper Valley families for real conversations about the challenges we all face. No perfect parents required—just caring ones doing their best in our digital age.

*After this event, participants will have the opportunity to sign up for ongoing conversations and future speakers based on life stage: parents of teenagers, parents of younger kids, not currently parenting but curious, etc. Depending on interest, we may host an event specifically for teenagers as well. These will run through the fall and winter at the Nature Center.

About Bill Hudenko, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine
Chief Clinical Officer, Jimini Health

Bill Hudenko, Ph.D. has significant experience in the fields of both mental health and technology. Dr. Hudenko is a licensed psychologist, a researcher, and a professor who holds a joint appointment as a faculty member at Dartmouth’s Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine. His research focuses on the use of technology to improve mental health delivery and patient outcomes. Dr. Hudenko has broad expertise in clinical psychology with an emphasis in child psychopathology and family systems. He has worked with hundreds of clients and has taught thousands of students during his tenure at Dartmouth, Cornell University, and Ithaca College.