GPS Series to host NPR’s ‘Science Desk’ journalist on rewiring kids’ brains in the digital age
On Thursday, Aug. 27, the GPS Parent Series will host author Michaeleen Doucleff in a presentation titled, “Dopamine Kids: Understand Addictive Triggers and Rewire Young Brains,” at noon and 7 p.m. via Zoom. Visit GPSParentSeries.org for event details and the links to these webinars.
Today’s parents face unprecedented pressure from forces intent on capturing their children’s attention. Doucleff, the New York Times bestselling author of “Hunt, Gather, Parent,” returns to GPS to share the scientific insights and tools necessary to set healthy boundaries and reclaim quality time.
In this timely and evidence-based presentation, Doucleff will offer parents and caregivers a clear road map for navigating the twin challenges of screen saturation and ultra-processed foods.
By exploring how dopamine impacts a child’s developing brain, Doucleff provides actionable strategies to end power struggles over both tech and snacks. Parents will be provided with practical tools to reshape daily habits and set boundaries that children will embrace by introducing engaging, screen-free activities that foster a healthier and more connected home environment.
Doucleff is a respected science journalist, correspondent for NPR’s “Science Desk” and author of “Dopamine Kids: A Science-Based Plan to Rewire Your Child’s Brain and Take Back Your Family in the Age of Screens and Ultraprocessed Foods.”
Doucleff will be joined in conversation with Hunter Clarke-Fields. Clarke-Fields is the author of the bestseller “Raising Good Humans,” host of the Mindful Mama Podcast, and an experienced sought after speaker.
All are welcome to the free weekly GPS events, and no registration is required.
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GPS Parent Series is generously sponsored by the Cebrin Goodman Center, College of DuPage, Cooperative Association for Special Education (CASE), DuPage County Health Department, Emmy Gaffey Foundation, Northwestern Medicine, KidsMatter, Midge* and Dan Anderson, Regional Office of Education, Stogsdill Family Foundation, and Webb-Hutter Family Fund.