Dear parents — on February 17, please join us at the PARENTS' SCHOOL of the "Montessori Educational Center" Association. We'll cover a topic that matters greatly to every parent: "Screen time and the child's brain — the latest research."

We'll discuss the questions that our speaker, psychologist Katerina Chonova, has been seeking answers to in the most recent scientific research:

  • What exactly happens to a child's brain at different stages of development if the child spends time in front of a TV, tablet, laptop, or smartphone screen?
  • What are the warning signs that a child has had too much screen time?
  • Are interactive digital games — the kind thought to build certain skills in children — actually risky?
  • Up to what age is it strongly recommended not to buy your child a console game?

After the coffee break, the second part of the lecture continues the topic with answers to more questions:

  • Is there a safe use of digital devices? And if so, what is the recommended daily duration?
  • What happens to children's brains under gaming addiction?
  • What therapies and which specialists in Bulgaria can we turn to if we identify a screen or gaming addiction?

The topic is suitable for parents and teachers of children of preschool and school age. Spaces are limited. Join us on Saturday, February 17 from 11 AM to 1 PM in the cozy hall of the Private Kindergarten "Montessori" in the Ovcha Kupel neighborhood of Sofia, at 3 Nov Vek St.

Price: 50 BGN per session, including materials and the coffee break. Payment on site or by bank transfer to the account of the "Montessori" Educational Center Association. IBAN BG83BPBI79401090362401

📞 Sign up by phone: 0889 595 505, or email: montessori-ovchakupel@abv.bg

About the speaker:

📚Katerina Chonova holds a Master's in school psychology and a postgraduate qualification in educational psychology from Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski." She is a psychotherapist under master-level supervision with the Bulgarian Society for Positive Psychotherapy and the World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy.

She is certified after trainings in: "Child Play Psychotherapy" with the Institute of Positive Psychotherapy; "Autism: trends in research and treatment"; "Inclusive education in school practice"; "Psychodiagnostics and counseling for children and adults with organic, functional, and psychiatric conditions"; the National Programme for Universal Prevention of Substance Use for grades 5–7 "Code Name: Life"; "School Readiness Test" and others. Certified administrator of the Developmental Profile-3 (DP-3) screening test for children ages 0 to 13.

She is a member of the Bulgarian Society of Psychologists (BG-RP 24480). She works as a school psychologist at a private elementary school in Sofia and as a counseling psychologist in private practice. Mother of two.