FREE GUIDE: THE TOP 5 DIGITAL CHALLENGES FOR PARENTS - AND HOW TO SOLVE THEM: A PRACTICAL GUIDE

FREE GUIDE: THE TOP 5 DIGITAL CHALLENGES FOR PARENTS

Digital Jungle Expeditions™

Signature Keynotes by Sue Atkins

Every expedition explores a different digital challenge. Sue brings the map, the compass, and the torch. Audiences leave informed, inspired, and equipped to navigate today’s digital world with confidence.

Whether you’re planning an education conference, safeguarding event, leadership summit, parent event, or corporate wellbeing programme, every expedition is designed to inspire action and give audiences practical ideas they can use immediately.

Signature Keynotes

Who Told Them I Like Red Trainers?

What a 12-year-old’s question reveals about children’s data, AI and privacy.

“How come they know that I like red trainers, but they don’t know how old I am?”

One child’s question opens the door to a powerful conversation about algorithms, digital footprints, online privacy and persuasive technology.

Audiences discover:

  • How children’s data is collected, used, and monetised
  • Practical ways to discuss privacy, AI, and digital footprints
  • Greater awareness of persuasive technology
  • Confidence to help children navigate the hidden digital world

Perfect for:

  • Education conferences
  • Parent events
  • Safeguarding conferences
  • Corporate wellbeing
  • Leadership conferences

The Apple Was Never the Problem

What the oldest story ever told can teach us about raising children in a digital world.

Technology isn’t the challenge. Helping children make wise choices is.

This keynote explores temptation, decision-making, self-control, and resilience in a world designed to capture our attention.

Together we’ll explore:

  • Why technology isn’t the real challenge
  • Practical strategies for building resilience and self-regulation
  • How to help children make wise choices in a digital world
  • Why hope is more powerful than fear

Perfect for:

  • Education conferences
  • Parent events
  • Leadership conferences
  • Corporate wellbeing
  • Faith and community events

The Ban Buys Time

What will we do with it?

The social media ban isn’t the end of the conversation — it’s the beginning.

Rather than debating whether the ban is right or wrong, this keynote explores how families, schools, and organisations can use the time it creates to prepare children before they step into social media.

You’ll take away:

  • Practical ways to prepare children before social media
  • A clear understanding of digital resilience beyond restrictions
  • Ideas for turning delay into preparation
  • Confidence to support children through a changing digital landscape

Perfect for:

  • Education conferences
  • Parent events
  • Safeguarding conferences
  • Leadership audiences
  • Corporate wellbeing

It’s Time to Play Without a Password

It’s too easy. It’s too soon.

From toddlers to teens, are we giving children the right experiences at the right time?

In a world where almost everything is just a tap away, this keynote explores why childhood still needs play, imagination, boredom, conversation, scraped knees, tree climbing, and real-life connection before logins, likes, and passwords become part of everyday life.

You’ll gain:

  • Practical ways to delay, develop, and prepare
  • A deeper understanding of healthy child development
  • Ideas for protecting play, curiosity, and connection
  • Confidence to make thoughtful decisions about technology

Perfect for:

  • Early Years conferences
  • Parent events
  • Education conferences
  • Family festivals
  • Corporate wellbeing

No App for That

The skills AI will never replace.

Artificial Intelligence is transforming the world — but there will never be an app for kindness, courage, judgement, empathy, or character.

This keynote explores why our greatest advantage in the age of AI isn’t artificial intelligence — it’s authentic humanity.

You’ll leave with:

  • A hopeful perspective on AI and education
  • Practical ways to nurture empathy, creativity, and critical thinking
  • Confidence preparing children for an AI-powered future
  • Inspiration to develop the human skills technology can never replace

Perfect for:

  • AI conferences
  • Education conferences
  • Future of Work conferences
  • Leadership conferences
  • Corporate wellbeing

What Event Organisers Say

Sue has a wonderful warmth that allows people to open up and share their own personal experiences and show vulnerabilities. It was a great session and exactly what we imagined when we decided we wanted to face into this topic with the John Lewis Partnership Working Parents Network. We loved working with you.

 

Leanne Chalmers

Sue has a rare gift for turning today’s biggest digital challenges into conversations that leave people feeling hopeful rather than overwhelmed. Her warmth, authenticity and practical wisdom inspire audiences to think differently, act confidently and make positive changes that last long after the event has ended. Every keynote combines insight, heart and practical strategies that schools, families and professionals can put into practice immediately.

Nicky Wood

Sue has an exceptional ability to make complex digital issues practical, engaging and immediately useful. Her sessions spark meaningful conversations and leave audiences with practical strategies people can put into action straight away.
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Every audience is different.

Sue creates bespoke Digital Jungle Expeditions tailored to your conference, organisation, or event — whether you’re speaking to parents, educators, school leaders, HR professionals, or senior executives.

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SPEAKING ENQUIRY

The Top 5 Digital Challenges for Parents - And How to Solve Them

A Practical Guide

A calm, practical starter guide from Sue Atkins to help you handle smartphones, social media, gaming, sleep and online pressure — without rows or panic.
Download the free scripts and tips here.