Digital Nutrition

07/07/2025

Join me in Geelong! I squealed with delight to be invited to speak at this year's conference in just over a month. I'll be sharing guilt-free strategies to overcome digital overwhelm without disconnecting from community and the connection we're all wired to need for wellbeing. No digital detoxes and impractical abstinence approaches, just savvy skills for modern mums in a digitally-colonised world.

Get your tickets >> https://ausmumpreneur.com/ausmumpreneurconference-2/

04/06/2025

Your kid wants to download something called "Epic Battle Royale Crush Saga." Is it:
A) a harmless puzzle game,
B) that violent 1st person shooter your neighbor's irritating kid is playing, or
C) a data-harvesting nightmare?

Get the free 'Due Diligence on Digital Downloads' resource and stop guessing what's on your kid's phone.

Grab it now and take 3 simple steps together towards tech peace of mind (no computer science degree required) >> https://offers.jocelynbrewer.com/digital-due-diligence-worksheet-info

22/05/2025

Autonomy is a core psychological nutrient! It's the drive for independence and self-direction that most parents actually want their kids to develop and exert. So when conflict over screens show up, its often this drive to have control and choice that is really underpinning the issue.

My course CO-DESIGN YOUR FAMILY'S TECH USE AGREEMENT harnesses collaboration and gives young people centre stage in developing a plan for managing devices in the home. It borrows from Self Determination Theory to help get buy in to change management and give parents more space from screen-based conflict.

Get the low down >> https://courses.jocelynbrewer.com/family-tech-use-agreement-landing-page

21/05/2025

Young people would also tell you they'd prefer to grow up in world that was free from a climate crisis, live-streamed gen0cid3 and other poly-crises that they will inherit. If only we asked them about those things and listened....

14/05/2025

I have 323 parents from a girls school in Melbourne registered for this webinar tonight!

I unpack a range of digital dilemmas, provide tonnes of practice advice, and position parents as experts in their own families (I just happen to know some stuff and things about teens x tech). AND take questions at the end until there are none left!

My approach is one of intentional, safeguarded participation in online spaces - not prohibition and arbitary restriction. I've also got new content on AI Chatbots and companions for parents to mull over.

Everyone who registers gets the video recording plus a PDF full of further reading and resources to help uplevel their skills around this whole screen time management malarky.

If your school or organisation is keen to support your community on living well connected - DM me for details!

13/05/2025

My course 'effective support for victims of cybertrauma and online harm' is now available on demand via Mental Health Academy.

Over an hour, learn about:
- the types of online abuse and harms,
- the impact of cybertrauma
- strategies to support treatment and recovery.



https://www.mentalhealthacademy.com.au/catalogue/courses/effective-support-for-victims-of-cybertrauma-and-online-harm

12/05/2025

Your friendly reminder not to use Adolescence as some kind a doom-based ominous warning or tool of that only evokes fear/shame responses.

This show is a commercial product, its designed to elicit big emotions and uber-strong reactions. Its primary job was to make money, not as an educational tool.

Chucking teens in front of it and hoping the show will do the hard slog of teaching them healthy tech habits is lazy and dumb.

10/05/2025

Thank to you to the folks at this local government conference I spoke at in March for their thoughtful feedback on my presentation.

One of the best activities I do as part of my 'job' is speaking to really varied audiences about the nuanced ways that technology is shaping how we live, love and learn (without dogma or judgement).

Text in the image is below (sorry I know its hard to read). If you'd like to chat about me presenting to your community, team, school staff or parent body - get in touch!
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Jocelyn was a standout speaker at our recent Governance Conference in Dubbo, delivering a thought-provoking and highly relevant session on digital wellbeing. With her unique blend of psychological insight and practical advice, Jocelyn challenged our audience to rethink their relationship with technology—both personally and professionally. Her presentation struck a powerful chord with attendees, particularly those navigating leadership roles in an increasingly digital world. Jocelyn’s engaging style, sharp insights, and clear communication made complex ideas feel accessible and actionable. She expertly connected the dots between digital behaviours, attention, and governance, leaving our delegates inspired and better equipped to support healthy tech use within their organisations. We highly recommend Jocelyn to any event or organisation looking to explore the intersection of technology, mental health, and leadership in a meaningful and impactful way.

17/04/2025

If you're in Sydney and are a parent curious about the wellbeing impact of AI on your child and their digital activities, their learning and overall cognitions - come along to this event on May 26.

Full details:

Get tickets on Humanitix - AI and your child - a workshop for parents hosted by Matt Esterman (The Next Word). Maker Space, Level 3, PHIVE, 5 Parramatta Square, 5 Parramatta Sq, Parramatta NSW 2150, Australia. Monday 26th May 2025. Find event information.

09/04/2025

I've been otherwise preoccupied and TBH, CBF to weigh in on the whole thing. But here's my short take on why I think showing it to kids at school (rather than decent lessons) is lazy AF.

17/03/2025

Help kids learn to fight fake news! SQUIZ KIDS is a wonderful podcast that I listen to with my kiddo. NEWHOUNDS is their free media literacy resource for Australian teachers.

We must do more than ban kids from (some) social media. Digital literacy education is an essential ingredient for building engaged digital citizens of all ages.

Sign the petition to call on the Australian government to take the issue of digital literacy education as seriously as they did the social media ban. at the upcoming Federal Election by funding programs like Newshounds.

Sign and share it >>

Join the Fight Against Fake News - demand digital literacy education for our kids

01/03/2025

Last day of summer. Screentime meets the greentime in our backyard as 3 chooks wander around with the family of 4 stray cats who've made our backyard home.