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Parenting in the Digital Age with Allison Ochs

Answering the questions every parent is asking in the age of digital connectivity and AI
Practical tools and tips for raising the digital generation

Technology is changing childhood faster than ever.

From AI tools like ChatGPT to social media algorithms and online gaming, many parents feel unsure how to guide their children in a digital world.

TechSpark Academy is excited to partner with renowned educator and social worker Allison Ochs to address Parenting in the Digital Age – with practical eye-opening conversations about raising resilient, responsible, and digitally savvy children.

These sessions can be delivered online or in person for schools, parent associations, or private families.

About Allison Ochs

Allison Ochs is a Swiss American social pedagogue, author, lecturer, teacher, and consultant. Her diverse experience includes work at the University Hospital in Kiel and in a residential home for adolescents in transition. In Switzerland, she has held both teaching and leadership roles in public and private schools. Allison has also volunteered as a board member at the International School of Amsterdam and worked in an orphanage in Mexico. She is the founder and president of EDIT Change Management.

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Whether you want to bring a group together or talk privately about your family, these are the conversations parents are asking for right now.

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Bring your parent community together – school night, friend group, or team parents.

  • The First Phone: When, Why, and How to Set It Up Right
  • Managing Screen Time Without the Power Struggles
  • Social Media & Self-Worth: Helping Your Child Navigate the Highlight Reel
  • The Manosphere & Your Son: What's He Watching and Why It Matters
  • Gaming: When Is It Too Much?
  • Raising Critical Thinkers in the Age of Misinformation
  • AI Companions, AI Tutors, AI Therapists - What Parents Need to Know

Private Conversations

For when it’s personal and you need guidance tailored to your child.

  • "I feel like I've lost my kid to the internet.”
  • Setting up digital boundaries that actually work in my home
  • My child saw something online, and I don't know how to handle it
  • Co-parenting the digital stuff when we don't agree
  • Protecting my neurodivergent child online
  • "They won't talk to me about it.”

“Don’t see your topic? That’s okay — reach out, and we’ll figure it out together.

Popular Topics

Whether you want to bring a group together or talk privately about your family, these are the conversations parents are asking for right now.

Group Workshops

Bring your parent community together – school night, friend group, or team parents.

  • The First Phone: When, Why, and How to Set It Up Right
  • Managing Screen Time Without the Power Struggles
  • Social Media & Self-Worth: Helping Your Child Navigate the Highlight Reel
  • The Manosphere & Your Son: What’s He Watching and Why It Matters
  • Gaming: When Is It Too Much?
  • Raising Critical Thinkers in the Age of Misinformation
  • AI Companions, AI Tutors, AI Therapists – What Parents Need to Know

Private Conversations

For when it’s personal and you need guidance tailored to your child.

  • “I feel like I’ve lost my kid to the internet.”
  • Setting up digital boundaries that actually work in my home
  • My child saw something online, and I don’t know how to handle it
  • Co-parenting the digital stuff when we don’t agree
  • Protecting my neurodivergent child online
  • “They won’t talk to me about it.”

Don’t see your topic? That’s okay — reach out, and we’ll figure it out together.

 

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Web Design
with JavaScript

Build your own website while learning the basics of Java Script.

Students are introduced to the key principles of web design, user interface (UI) and user experience (UX), while learning the basics of Java Script- Students apply what they learn to their own custom website, adding text, images, audio, videos, hyperlinks, and more.

The course is ideal for students who have completed at least one coding course with TechSpark Academy, Animation and Game Design or Python, and are familiar with the basics of programming logic and computational thinking.

Some courses might not be available at every camp – check your preferred location and dates to view course offering.

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Code in Python
Beginner - Advanced

Learn Python, the language of Instagram, YouTube, and Google’s search engine!

Widely used by programmers, designers and game developers, Python has rapidly become one of the most popular programming languages.

This coding course is available in three levels so that kids and teens – with or without any previous experience – can develop their knowledge and skills at their pace (Juniors, Teens Beginner & Teens Advanced)

CODE IN PYTHON (Juniors): designed for kids aged 10+ this course serves as an introduction to the fun and rewarding world of coding.

CODE IN PYTHON (Teens Beginner): this course is designed for teens aged 12+ with no experience in programming. Students will become familiar with the fun and rewarding world of coding by learning the fundamentals of the Python language.

CODE IN PYTHON (Teens Advanced): this course is designed for teens aged 13+ with previous experience in coding and game development who want to further develop their knowledge.

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Animation & Game
Design

This course teaches students to program their own interactive stories, games, and animations, and share their creations with others in the online community, assembling lego-like blocks of code. Scratch is a visual based programming language which encourages kids to think creatively, reason systematically and work collaboratively.

Scratch was designed and is maintained by the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab in the spirit of playful and creative learning.

Discover the power of code with Scratch!

All classes are designed for small groups to foster a comfortable and fun setting, therefore there is only a maximum of 6 students for this course. 

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