The drive for cyber wellness must come from the home, because that is ultimately where values and belief systems are anchored. At TOUCH Cyber Wellness, we believe in channeling significant focus towards empowering parents to parent their children in the Internet age.

The digital divide is real because of the vastly different usage patterns of youths and parents. However, it can realistically be overcome if we focus on the right areas:

• Mentoring Teenagers in the Internet Age informs parents of the scope and breadth of cyber wellness issues facing their teenagers
• Bridging Generations Through the Internet helps parents with handles on how to bridge the digital divide through using games and popular youth Internet application
• Empowering Parents for the Internet Age provides sustained follow up and support for parent who need more intervention in handling their kid’s cyber wellness issues

This is an immensely popular workshop that has reached more than 18,000 parents in the past 5 years. Parents, educators, counselors and professionals working with youths have found it to be very enriching and eye-opening as they discover the cyber-world through the eyes of youths. Our Counsellors and Youth Workers follow up with insights on the social impact of these cyber wellness issues so that parents can understand them in context. A variety of subject matter can be covered including Internet Gaming, Blogging, Cyber Bullying, Pornography, Internet-Mediated Communication and Social Networking. Workshops can also be customised to meet specific needs of the participants in different organizations

Parents who put their hand to try out Internet applications (that youths use) gain an intimate understanding of why these applications appeal to the youths. They also gain confidence in using these platforms to effectively engage their youths Experience for yourself first-hand the thrill of chasing after a terrorist in Counterstrike and the insatiable urge to level up in Maple Story. “Would you invest a few more hours to understand gaming in order to engage your child effectively for a few more years?”

Bridging Generations through the Internet is an action packed, hands on, in-depth seminar that will show you how to:

1. Play 2 top games
2. Start a Blog
3. Start a profile on a social networking site and begin making friends
4. Understand the psychology, the dangers and the attractive nature of these popular sites

Empowering Parents for the Internet Age operates on the improved dynamics of support and learning when parents gather in a group. In this workshop lasting 5 sessions, our Counsellors share principles and parenting tips:

1. Understanding why your child is “hooked”
2. Understanding why many games are so attractive
3. Appreciating your child’s uniqueness and using it for Cyber Wellness
4. How to love your child
5. How to discipline your child

Parents find support and learn from one another as the counselor facilitates and advice on what parents can do for their youths.