Mark Naito

Speaking Topic: How can I teach my kids balance with tech (screens)?

Description of class: 

What are the studies showing about finding balance with tech (screens)? What are some ways that I can educate my family on how to find a sustainable lifestyle with tech (screens)? I struggle with my own balance and interested in ways to do this for myself? Did you know the founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, said in his 1995 book (before the tech explosion), "VR will certainly be more engrossing than video games have ever been, andmore addictive... ...Frankly, I'mnot too concernedabout the world whiling away its hours on the information highway. At worst,I expect, it will be like playing video games or gambling. Amore serious concernthan individual overindulgence is the vulnerability that could result from society's heavy reliance on the highway." In other words forget that technology will (and has) become addictive but the concern is making sure the accessibility to the internet is up 'all' the time is the main concern. Scary! So come learn from an intentional tech industry expert that is navigating tech for his own Idaho Homeschool Family and has four years of experience from secular and faith-based resources. Key is finding a ‘sustainable lifestyle’ that fits your family and he has some practical tips to share. Mark has professional years of presenting complicated things in a way that is consumable, insightful and gives you practical ways to tackle tech (screens). Do not leave tech navigation up to others but educate yourself from a nationally sought after speaker (based out of Nampa, ID) and learn what makes sense for your family. Let us navigate this together!

About:

Mark is a family man with a beautiful wife who homeschools, daughter (five years old) and a son (four years old) - both are being homeschooled in Idaho. No matter what roles he has taken on professionally - his passion has always been to empower others with trusted targeted information and guide them in making the best-informed decision on what makes sense for themselves or family - ranging from senior healthcare as a memory care administrator to product marketing management to HP Boise logistics. As a result, with four years of intentional healthy tech knowledge, he started Navigating Tech Family to educate, provide guided coaching, and help create ‘intentional’ sustainable new lifestyle with tech (screens) - all this started with his own families struggle with tech (screens). He has had local and national speaking engagements, coached individuals/families/organizations, and invited to speak at workshops like home school Conferences.