Wednesday, March 26, 2025 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Library Hall
Shaney Andler presents "Trends, Challenges and Surprising Realities of Teen Mental Health," a free talk that offers insights into teen mental health today. Andler takes top-of-mind topics and looks at them from two sides of the coin, giving listeners alternate perspectives to ponder while she shares the latest statistics. Along the way, Andler gives actionable tips and motivation for parents to implement at home, and she shares lots of stories and personal experiences that people really seem to relate to.
Come early for hands-on phone monitoring help!
Starting at 6 p.m. in Library Hall, Pete Wood and Chris Murphy will be set up at tables for hands-on help! They're prepared to show parents how to monitor and limit access on Apple and Android phones. They will also have tips for better monitoring of home networks.
About the speaker
Shaney Andler knows firsthand about the fear and frustration parents feel when their children are struggling. Trained as a special education teacher, she currently works at a child and adolescent psychiatric hospital, and she experienced a difficult period with her own son.
Looking for guidance during that time, the only relevant resources she could find were “why” books, and what she needed was a “how-to.” After walking side by side with her son, she decided to create the very resource she wished she had when he was a teen. She wrote Back Pocket for Parents with the intention of easing some of the stress and helplessness parents feel and giving them hope and agency through simple and practical tools.
Shaney’s first book, Back Pocket, has been embraced by educators, school administrators, children’s hospitals, and nonprofits serving children, teens, and families. Shaney teaches her mental wellness strategies in her books, workshops, and through her SEL curriculum.
About Steamboat Kids & Phones
Whether you are contemplating delaying the adoption of smart devices for your kids or navigating the decision-making that comes with having already adopted smart devices, local work is being done to connect parents to learn together. Steamboat Kids & Phones is a group of parents and community members in Steamboat Springs, CO who began to meet in June 2024 to learn about kids and smart devices TOGETHER. Their mission is: Together we educate parents, youth and the greater community to foster healthy relationships with technology and each other. We will empower families who want to delay smart devices as well as families who want to manage their responsible use.
Join the Steamboat Kids & Phones email list. Click here if you would like to be added to the Steamboat Kids & Phones email list. Wholly independent of the library, they will send you resources and information about upcoming community events, book studies, and other learning opportunities. Inquiries can be directed to steamboatkidsandphones@gmail.com
