Talks & Workshops
Christy holds her own public talks via Zoom and does closed talks for schools, community groups and other organizations. In addition she does private sessions with families or small groups.
These are her current most popular talks. All talks can be tailored to the need of your school, group or organization. Christy also does private and bespoke chats.
To find out about talks happening soon, visit our Upcoming Chats page
The Chat 101
Empowering parents to talk about sex
Audience: Parents of children aged 2-12
Topics include:
Our sexual landscape
The beautiful version of sex
Myths about “the chat”
Having a game plan
FAQ
Age guide
The Chat Continues
How to talk to tweens and teens about sex
Audience: Parents of children aged 9-16
Topics include:
Gender
Dating
Consent
Consequence
Masturbation
Social media and porn
Maintaining connection
Game On
Raising gamers who are safe, wise and kind
Audience: Parents of gamers
Topics include:
The world of gaming
Benefits of gaming
Concerns about gaming
When to worry
What they need from us
When things go wrong
#wellconnected Families
Raising healthy digital users
Audience: Parents of children aged 8-16
Topics include:
Tech and stage of life
Screens, anxiety and depression
Online danger and hostility
Healthy and unhealthy connections
Dopamine, addiction and porn
Social media and gaming
Coaching, supporting and releasing your young digital user
#wellconnected
Equipping growing digital users
Audience: Grade 3 – 9
Topics include:
Stage of life
Age-specific challenges
Age-appropriate digital use
When things go wrong
Taking responsibility for digital well-being
Freedom & Fences
Balancing space and safety
Audience: Parents
Topics include:
The goal of parenting
When to step back
How to build resiliance
Process over performance
Parenting from vision, not fear
Greater Than
Creating a culture of belonging
Audience: High School
Topics include:
Belonging > Fitting in
Identity > Persona
Connection > Connectivity
Love > Tolerance
Sex, Selfies and Social Media
Healthy sexuality in a digital culture
Audience: High School
Topics include:
What is sex?
What’s the big deal?
How social media shapes sex
Online sex and relationships
How to be wise and stay healthy
What Just Happened?
Parenting through puberty
Audience: Parents
Topics include:
Changes in our kids
Changes in the world
What they need from us
Strategies for connection and communication